diff --git a/scripts/gitea-sync.py b/scripts/gitea-sync.py
index e4b13d26..afefd9ff 100755
--- a/scripts/gitea-sync.py
+++ b/scripts/gitea-sync.py
@@ -723,7 +723,8 @@ def sync_bugs(api, dry_run=False, quiet=False, since=None):
         warn(f"buglog not found: {BUGLOG_PATH}")
         return
 
-    buglog = json.loads(BUGLOG_PATH.read_text())
+    buglog_wrapper = json.loads(BUGLOG_PATH.read_text())
+    buglog = buglog_wrapper["bugs"]
     created = 0
     closed = 0
     skipped = 0
@@ -796,7 +797,8 @@ def sync_bugs(api, dry_run=False, quiet=False, since=None):
 
     # Write back updated buglog if any new issues were created
     if created > 0 and not dry_run:
-        _write_json(BUGLOG_PATH, buglog)
+        buglog_wrapper["bugs"] = buglog
+        _write_json(BUGLOG_PATH, buglog_wrapper)
 
     if not quiet:
         print(f"Bugs: {created} created, {closed} closed, {skipped} skipped")