diff --git a/flow/model/signals.go b/flow/model/signals.go
index 4a677f57a9..5e30defd63 100644
--- a/flow/model/signals.go
+++ b/flow/model/signals.go
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ var CDCDynamicPropertiesSignal = TypedSignal[*protos.CDCFlowConfigUpdate]{
 	Name: "cdc-dynamic-properties",
 }
 
-var SyncSignal = TypedSignal[bool]{
-	Name: "sync",
+var SyncStopSignal = TypedSignal[struct{}]{
+	Name: "sync-stop",
 }
 
 var SyncErrorSignal = TypedSignal[string]{
diff --git a/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go b/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
index 44b3789346..7520442cd5 100644
--- a/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
+++ b/flow/workflows/cdc_flow.go
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func CDCFlowWorkflowWithConfig(
 	flowSignalChan.AddToSelector(mainLoopSelector, func(val model.CDCFlowSignal, _ bool) {
 		state.ActiveSignal = model.FlowSignalHandler(state.ActiveSignal, val, w.logger)
 		if state.ActiveSignal == model.PauseSignal {
-			model.SyncSignal.SignalChildWorkflow(ctx, syncFlowFuture, true)
+			model.SyncStopSignal.SignalChildWorkflow(ctx, syncFlowFuture, struct{}{})
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ func CDCFlowWorkflowWithConfig(
 
 	if !peerdbenv.PeerDBEnableParallelSyncNormalize() {
 		normDoneChan := model.NormalizeDoneSignal.GetSignalChannel(ctx)
-		normDoneChan.AddToSelector(mainLoopSelector, func(_ struct{}, _ bool) {
-			model.NormalizeDoneSignal.SignalChildWorkflow(ctx, syncFlowFuture, struct{}{})
+		normDoneChan.AddToSelector(mainLoopSelector, func(x struct{}, _ bool) {
+			model.NormalizeDoneSignal.SignalChildWorkflow(ctx, syncFlowFuture, x)
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ func CDCFlowWorkflowWithConfig(
 			mainLoopSelector.Select(ctx)
 		}
 		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
-			model.SyncSignal.SignalChildWorkflow(ctx, syncFlowFuture, true)
+			model.SyncStopSignal.SignalChildWorkflow(ctx, syncFlowFuture, struct{}{})
 			finishSyncNormalize()
 			return state, err
 		}
diff --git a/flow/workflows/sync_flow.go b/flow/workflows/sync_flow.go
index 3b2326580e..7a1fc11571 100644
--- a/flow/workflows/sync_flow.go
+++ b/flow/workflows/sync_flow.go
@@ -82,14 +82,19 @@ func SyncFlowWorkflow(
 		waitChan = model.NormalizeDoneSignal.GetSignalChannel(ctx)
 	}
 
-	var stopLoop bool
+	var stop bool
 	currentSyncFlowNum := 0
 	totalRecordsSynced := int64(0)
 
 	selector := workflow.NewNamedSelector(ctx, "Sync Loop")
 	selector.AddReceive(ctx.Done(), func(_ workflow.ReceiveChannel, _ bool) {})
 
-	for !stopLoop && ctx.Err() == nil {
+	stopChan := model.SyncStopSignal.GetSignalChannel(ctx)
+	stopChan.AddToSelector(selector, func(_ struct{}, _ bool) {
+		stop = true
+	})
+
+	for !stop && ctx.Err() == nil {
 		var syncDone, syncErr bool
 		mustWait := waitChan.Chan != nil
 
@@ -214,5 +219,8 @@ func SyncFlowWorkflow(
 		logger.Info("sync canceled: %v", err)
 		return err
 	}
+	if stop {
+		return nil
+	}
 	return workflow.NewContinueAsNewError(ctx, SyncFlowWorkflow, config, options)
 }