diff --git a/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go b/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
index cf6719544a..31881ccd25 100644
--- a/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
+++ b/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ func CDCFlowWorkflow(
 			state.ActiveSignal = model.FlowSignalHandler(state.ActiveSignal, val, logger)
 		})
 		addCdcPropertiesSignalListener(ctx, logger, selector, state)
-		syncCountLimit = int(state.SyncFlowOptions.NumberOfSyncs)
 		startTime := workflow.Now(ctx)
 		state.CurrentFlowStatus = protos.FlowStatus_STATUS_PAUSED
 
@@ -251,6 +250,7 @@ func CDCFlowWorkflow(
 				if err != nil {
 					return state, err
 				}
+				syncCountLimit = int(state.SyncFlowOptions.NumberOfSyncs)
 				logger.Info("wiping flow state after state update processing")
 				// finished processing, wipe it
 				state.FlowConfigUpdate = nil
diff --git a/nexus/flow-rs/src/grpc.rs b/nexus/flow-rs/src/grpc.rs
index ceb9fbb043..a07115c1ec 100644
--- a/nexus/flow-rs/src/grpc.rs
+++ b/nexus/flow-rs/src/grpc.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ impl FlowGrpcClient {
             source_peer: Some(workflow_details.source_peer),
             destination_peer: Some(workflow_details.destination_peer),
             flow_config_update,
-            custom_number_of_syncs:0,
         };
         let response = self.client.flow_state_change(state_change_req).await?;
         let state_change_response = response.into_inner();
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ impl FlowGrpcClient {
             initial_snapshot_only: job.initial_snapshot_only,
             script: job.script.clone(),
             system: system as i32,
-            idle_timeout_seconds: job.sync_interval.unwrap_or_default()
+            idle_timeout_seconds: job.sync_interval.unwrap_or_default(),
         };
 
         self.start_peer_flow(flow_conn_cfg).await
diff --git a/ui/app/mirrors/[mirrorId]/edit/page.tsx b/ui/app/mirrors/[mirrorId]/edit/page.tsx
index c6aae6c010..3a2f1df7e1 100644
--- a/ui/app/mirrors/[mirrorId]/edit/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/app/mirrors/[mirrorId]/edit/page.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const EditMirror = ({ params: { mirrorId } }: EditMirrorProps) => {
     batchSize: defaultBatchSize,
     idleTimeout: defaultIdleTimeout,
     additionalTables: [],
+    numberOfSyncs: 0,
   });
   const { push } = useRouter();
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ const EditMirror = ({ params: { mirrorId } }: EditMirrorProps) => {
           (res as MirrorStatusResponse).cdcStatus?.config?.idleTimeoutSeconds ||
           defaultIdleTimeout,
         additionalTables: [],
+        numberOfSyncs: 0,
       });
     });
   }, [mirrorId, defaultBatchSize, defaultIdleTimeout]);
@@ -92,7 +94,6 @@ const EditMirror = ({ params: { mirrorId } }: EditMirrorProps) => {
       flowConfigUpdate: {
         cdcFlowConfigUpdate: { ...config, additionalTables },
       },
-      customNumberOfSyncs: 0,
     };
     const res = await fetch(`/api/mirrors/state_change`, {
       method: 'POST',
diff --git a/ui/app/mirrors/[mirrorId]/handlers.ts b/ui/app/mirrors/[mirrorId]/handlers.ts
index 4b271278f8..bd6e0d3e2f 100644
--- a/ui/app/mirrors/[mirrorId]/handlers.ts
+++ b/ui/app/mirrors/[mirrorId]/handlers.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export const changeFlowState = async (
     sourcePeer: mirrorConfig.source,
     destinationPeer: mirrorConfig.destination,
     requestedFlowState: flowState,
-    customNumberOfSyncs: 0,
   };
   await fetch(`/api/mirrors/state_change`, {
     method: 'POST',