diff --git a/crates/puffin-cli/src/commands/pip_sync.rs b/crates/puffin-cli/src/commands/pip_sync.rs
index 5d8c97976..7b7b0e29a 100644
--- a/crates/puffin-cli/src/commands/pip_sync.rs
+++ b/crates/puffin-cli/src/commands/pip_sync.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use puffin_installer::{LocalDistribution, LocalIndex, RemoteDistribution};
 use puffin_interpreter::{PythonExecutable, SitePackages};
 use puffin_package::package_name::PackageName;
 use puffin_package::requirements_txt::RequirementsTxt;
+use puffin_resolver::Resolution;
 
 use crate::commands::reporters::{
     DownloadReporter, InstallReporter, UnzipReporter, WheelFinderReporter,
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync_requirements(
     flags: PipSyncFlags,
     mut printer: Printer,
 ) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
+    // Audit the requirements.
     let start = std::time::Instant::now();
 
     // Detect the current Python interpreter.
@@ -99,11 +101,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync_requirements(
     let client = PypiClientBuilder::default().cache(cache).build();
 
     // Resolve the dependencies.
-    let wheel_finder = puffin_resolver::WheelFinder::new(&tags, &client)
-        .with_reporter(WheelFinderReporter::from(printer).with_length(uncached.len() as u64));
-    let resolution = wheel_finder.resolve(&uncached).await?;
+    let resolution = if uncached.is_empty() {
+        Resolution::default()
+    } else {
+        let start = std::time::Instant::now();
+
+        let wheel_finder = puffin_resolver::WheelFinder::new(&tags, &client)
+            .with_reporter(WheelFinderReporter::from(printer).with_length(uncached.len() as u64));
+        let resolution = wheel_finder.resolve(&uncached).await?;
 
-    if !resolution.is_empty() {
         let s = if resolution.len() == 1 { "" } else { "s" };
         writeln!(
             printer,
@@ -115,9 +121,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync_requirements(
             )
             .dimmed()
         )?;
-    }
 
-    let start = std::time::Instant::now();
+        resolution
+    };
 
     let uncached = resolution
         .into_files()
@@ -129,6 +135,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync_requirements(
     let downloads = if uncached.is_empty() {
         vec![]
     } else {
+        let start = std::time::Instant::now();
+
         let downloader = puffin_installer::Downloader::new(&client, cache)
             .with_reporter(DownloadReporter::from(printer).with_length(uncached.len() as u64));
 
@@ -151,12 +159,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync_requirements(
         downloads
     };
 
-    let start = std::time::Instant::now();
-
     // Unzip any downloaded distributions.
     let unzips = if downloads.is_empty() {
         vec![]
     } else {
+        let start = std::time::Instant::now();
+
         let unzipper = puffin_installer::Unzipper::default()
             .with_reporter(UnzipReporter::from(printer).with_length(downloads.len() as u64));
 
@@ -180,9 +188,8 @@ pub(crate) async fn sync_requirements(
         unzips
     };
 
-    let start = std::time::Instant::now();
-
     // Install the resolved distributions.
+    let start = std::time::Instant::now();
     let wheels = unzips.into_iter().chain(cached).collect::<Vec<_>>();
     puffin_installer::Installer::new(&python)
         .with_reporter(InstallReporter::from(printer).with_length(wheels.len() as u64))