diff --git a/migration/saga-handler.allowlist b/migration/saga-handler.allowlist
index 1d28fdf9..889cb6f9 100644
--- a/migration/saga-handler.allowlist
+++ b/migration/saga-handler.allowlist
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 packages/github-devloop/departments/sync_conflict/main.lua
-packages/github-devloop/departments/sync_scan/main.lua
diff --git a/packages/github-devloop/departments/sync_scan/main.lua b/packages/github-devloop/departments/sync_scan/main.lua
index 0f524cb2..401448fc 100644
--- a/packages/github-devloop/departments/sync_scan/main.lua
+++ b/packages/github-devloop/departments/sync_scan/main.lua
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 local core = require("core")
+local saga = require("std.saga")
 
-local M = {}
-
-M.spec = {
+local spec = {
   consumes = { "devloop_branch_tick" },
   produces = { "devloop_sync_conflict" },
   fanout = { "devloop_branch_tick" },
   stall_window = "10m",
 }
 
+local function done(_event)
+  return false
+end
+
 local function require_repo(repo)
   local value = tostring(repo or "")
   if value == "" or core.safe_repo(value) ~= value then
@@ -167,7 +170,7 @@ local function fast_forward_sync(repo, upstream, integration, upstream_sha, inte
   end)
 end
 
-function pipeline(event)
+local function act(event)
   core.log_entry("sync_scan", event, "branch-sync", event and event.queue or "")
   local branches = core.branch_config()
   local cfg = core.devloop_config()
@@ -218,6 +221,9 @@ function pipeline(event)
   end)
 end
 
-pipeline = core.wrap_pipeline_failure("sync_scan", pipeline)
-
-return M
+return saga.department(spec, {
+  done = done,
+  act = act,
+  wrap = core.wrap_pipeline_failure,
+  name = "sync_scan",
+})
diff --git a/scripts/ratchet_migration_slicer_test.py b/scripts/ratchet_migration_slicer_test.py
index 112c289a..d0245dd2 100644
--- a/scripts/ratchet_migration_slicer_test.py
+++ b/scripts/ratchet_migration_slicer_test.py
@@ -885,7 +885,10 @@ def test_current_repo_parents_print_dry_run_bodies(self) -> None:
             self.assertEqual(result.returncode, 0, result.stderr)
             self.assertIn(f"- ratchet: `{ratchet}`", result.stdout)
             self.assertIn("- migration_kind: `allowlist`", result.stdout)
-            self.assertRegex(result.stdout, r"- selected_count: [02]")
+            # selected_count = min(slice_size=2, remaining_count); as a ratchet is
+            # drained toward zero its remaining count can be 1 (< slice_size), so the
+            # dry-run selects 1 site. Accept 0-2 instead of hard-coding 0 or 2.
+            self.assertRegex(result.stdout, r"- selected_count: [0-2]\b")
             self.assertIn("## Acceptance Criteria", result.stdout)
 
     def test_current_repo_ratchets_print_json_schema(self) -> None: