diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentGmail.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentGmail.java
index d0c2248bd7..ef443f352f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentGmail.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentGmail.java
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ public class FragmentGmail extends FragmentBase {
                     } else {
                         args.putLong("account", update.id);
                         EntityLog.log(context, "Gmail update account=" + update.name);
+                        db.account().setAccountSynchronize(update.id, true);
                         db.account().setAccountPassword(update.id, password);
                         db.identity().setIdentityPassword(update.id, update.user, password, update.auth_type);
                     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOAuth.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOAuth.java
index 643924c173..b2e09f4e1f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOAuth.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOAuth.java
@@ -858,6 +858,7 @@ public class FragmentOAuth extends FragmentBase {
                     } else {
                         args.putLong("account", update.id);
                         EntityLog.log(context, "OAuth update account=" + update.name);
+                        db.account().setAccountSynchronize(update.id, true);
                         db.account().setAccountPassword(update.id, state);
                         db.identity().setIdentityPassword(update.id, update.user, state, update.auth_type);
                     }