diff --git a/subcmds/abandon.py b/subcmds/abandon.py
index f1688e7b6..38f6ca43a 100644
--- a/subcmds/abandon.py
+++ b/subcmds/abandon.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ It is equivalent to "git branch -D <branchname>".
 
     def Execute(self, opt, args):
         nb = args[0].split()
+        self.TryOverrideManifestWithSmartSync()
         err = collections.defaultdict(list)
         success = collections.defaultdict(list)
         aggregate_errors = []
diff --git a/subcmds/info.py b/subcmds/info.py
index e404dd420..19bb36d2a 100644
--- a/subcmds/info.py
+++ b/subcmds/info.py
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ class Info(PagedCommand):
         if not opt.this_manifest_only:
             self.manifest = self.manifest.outer_client
 
+        self.TryOverrideManifestWithSmartSync()
+
         output_format = OutputFormat[opt.format.upper()]
         if output_format == OutputFormat.JSON:
             self._ExecuteJson(opt, args)
diff --git a/subcmds/start.py b/subcmds/start.py
index 73dddf3f1..9882cf0d0 100644
--- a/subcmds/start.py
+++ b/subcmds/start.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ revision specified in the manifest.
 
     def Execute(self, opt, args):
         nb = args[0]
+        self.TryOverrideManifestWithSmartSync()
         err_projects = []
         err = []
         projects = []