diff --git a/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts b/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
index 5429d4f8de..530a39831c 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/sync/sync.ts
@@ -1402,11 +1402,15 @@ export async function elementsToMap(
           continue;
         }
       } else if (!isBranchSpecificFile(path)) {
-        // This is a regular base file, check if we should skip it
+        // This is a regular base file
         if (processedBasePaths.has(path)) {
           // Skip base file, we already processed branch-specific version
           continue;
         }
+        // If this base file is a specific item, skip it - we should only use branch-specific versions
+        if (isSpecificItem(path, specificItems)) {
+          continue;
+        }
         map[path] = content;
       }
     } else {