diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/view/activity/page/MainBibleActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/view/activity/page/MainBibleActivity.kt
index 937b3b35f5..b65bda57fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/view/activity/page/MainBibleActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/bible/android/view/activity/page/MainBibleActivity.kt
@@ -1408,7 +1408,6 @@ class MainBibleActivity : CustomTitlebarActivityBase() {
             windowRepository.saveIntoDb(false)
             if (force || (now - max(lastSynchronized, lastTouched) > syncInterval && CloudSync.hasChanges())) {
                 Log.i(TAG, "Performing periodic sync")
-                CommonUtils.settings.setLong("globalLastSynchronized", now)
                 if(!CloudSync.signedIn) {
                     CloudSync.signIn(this@MainBibleActivity)
                 }
@@ -1418,6 +1417,12 @@ class MainBibleActivity : CustomTitlebarActivityBase() {
         }
     }
 
+    fun onEvent(event: CloudSyncEvent) {
+        if (!event.running) {
+            CommonUtils.settings.setLong("globalLastSynchronized", now)
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun stopPeriodicSync() {
         syncJob?.cancel()
         syncJob = null