diff --git a/inc/drivers_ldap.php b/inc/drivers_ldap.php
index cdb8e58e..56e7cfc0 100644
--- a/inc/drivers_ldap.php
+++ b/inc/drivers_ldap.php
@@ -558,16 +558,15 @@ function sync_LDAP_groups(){
 
   $ldap_groups = array_keys($ldap_groups_info);
 
-  // groups only in ldap
-  $groups_to_create = array_diff($ldap_groups, $db_groups);
+  // Groups only in LDAP or in both LDAP and DB. To be created or updated.
+  $groups_to_create = array_merge(
+                          array_diff($ldap_groups, $db_groups),
+                          array_intersect($db_groups, $ldap_groups));
 
-  // groups only in db
+  // Groups only in DB. To be disabled..
   $groups_to_deactivate = array_diff($db_groups, $ldap_groups);
 
-  // groups present in ldap and in the db
-  $groups_to_update = array_intersect($db_groups, $ldap_groups);
-
-  // groups where nothing was done
+  // Groups where nothing was done
   $groups_nothing_done[] = null;
 
   if ( sizeof ( $groups_to_create ) ){
@@ -633,15 +632,15 @@ function sync_LDAP_groups(){
 
       Principal::cacheDelete('username', $group);
 
-      // mark group for updating, so users get synced
-      $groups_to_update[] = $group;
+      // mark group for sync'ing the members
+      $groups_to_sync_members[] = $group;
     }
 
     $c->messages[] = sprintf( i18n('- creating groups : %s'), join(', ',$groups_to_create) );
   }
 
-  if ( sizeof ( $groups_to_update ) ){
-    $c->messages[] = sprintf(i18n('- updating groups : %s'),join(', ',$groups_to_update));
+  if ( sizeof ( $groups_to_sync_members ) ){
+    $c->messages[] = sprintf(i18n('- updating groups : %s'),join(', ',$groups_to_sync_members));
 
     // Support the old name of user_mapping_field..
     $user_mapping = NULL;
@@ -651,7 +650,7 @@ function sync_LDAP_groups(){
       $user_mapping = $c->authenticate_hook['config']['mapping_field'];
     }
 
-    foreach ( $groups_to_update as $group ){
+    foreach ( $groups_to_sync_members as $group ) {
       $db_members = is_array( $db_group_members[$group] )
           ? array_values( $db_group_members[$group] )
           : array();