More adjustments for sandbox

custom.Makefile

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ jhu_up: jhu_generate-secrets
 		echo ""; \
 	fi
 	@echo "docker-compose.yml does not exist, creating starter site"
-	if [ -z "$$(ls -A $(QUOTED_CURDIR)/codebase)" ]; then \
+	if [ -z "$$(ls -A $(QUOTED_CURDIR)/codebase/config/sync/)" ]; then \
 		echo "codebase/ directory is empty, cloning it"; \
 		git clone -b main https://github.com/jhu-idc/idc-codebase codebase; \
 		echo "codebase/ was cloned"; \