diff --git a/controller/starter.go b/controller/starter.go
index 31cc069d..2c488a17 100644
--- a/controller/starter.go
+++ b/controller/starter.go
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ type Starter interface {
 	Start(ctx context.Context, threadiness int) error
 }
 
+func SyncThenSync(ctx context.Context, threadiness int, starters ...Starter) error {
+	if err := Sync(ctx, starters...); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return Start(ctx, threadiness, starters...)
+}
+
 func Sync(ctx context.Context, starters ...Starter) error {
 	eg, _ := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 	for _, starter := range starters {