diff --git a/asyncgit/src/sync/mod.rs b/asyncgit/src/sync/mod.rs
index f9baea63..653248c8 100644
--- a/asyncgit/src/sync/mod.rs
+++ b/asyncgit/src/sync/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 //! sync git api
 
+//TODO: remove once we have this activated on the toplevel
+#![deny(clippy::expect_used)]
+
 mod branch;
 mod commit;
 mod commit_details;