diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index c14fd04eda..339aa33bbc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
                         Log.d("### evaluating " + current);
                         if (current.accountState.shouldRun(current.enabled))
                             runService = true;
-                        if ("connected".equals(current.accountState.state))
+                        if (!isTransient(current.accountState) &&
+                                ("connected".equals(current.accountState.state) || current.accountState.backoff_until != null))
                             accounts++;
                         if (current.accountState.synchronize)
                             operations += current.accountState.operations;