diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index a017dc8b00..87e28cf5f9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
                             runService = true;
                         if ("connected".equals(current.accountState.state))
                             accounts++;
-                        operations += current.accountState.operations;
+                        if (current.accountState.synchronize)
+                            operations += current.accountState.operations;
 
                         int index = accountStates.indexOf(current);
                         if (index < 0) {