diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/di/ActiveSessionHolder.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/di/ActiveSessionHolder.kt
index fead1e15b1..e698f65bf4 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/di/ActiveSessionHolder.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/di/ActiveSessionHolder.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package im.vector.app.core.di
 
 import android.content.Context
 import im.vector.app.ActiveSessionDataSource
-import im.vector.app.core.extensions.startSyncing
 import im.vector.app.core.pushers.UnregisterUnifiedPushUseCase
 import im.vector.app.core.services.GuardServiceStarter
 import im.vector.app.core.session.ConfigureAndStartSessionUseCase
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ class ActiveSessionHolder @Inject constructor(
 
     suspend fun clearActiveSession() {
         // Do some cleanup first
-        getSafeActiveSession(startSync = false)?.let {
+        getSafeActiveSession()?.let {
             Timber.w("clearActiveSession of ${it.myUserId}")
             it.callSignalingService().removeCallListener(callManager)
             it.removeListener(sessionListener)
@@ -93,8 +92,8 @@ class ActiveSessionHolder @Inject constructor(
         return activeSessionReference.get() != null || authenticationService.hasAuthenticatedSessions()
     }
 
-    fun getSafeActiveSession(startSync: Boolean = true): Session? {
-        return runBlocking { getOrInitializeSession(startSync = startSync) }
+    fun getSafeActiveSession(): Session? {
+        return runBlocking { getOrInitializeSession() }
     }
 
     fun getActiveSession(): Session {
@@ -102,16 +101,11 @@ class ActiveSessionHolder @Inject constructor(
                 ?: throw IllegalStateException("You should authenticate before using this")
     }
 
-    suspend fun getOrInitializeSession(startSync: Boolean): Session? {
+    suspend fun getOrInitializeSession(): Session? {
         return activeSessionReference.get()
-                ?.also {
-                    if (startSync && !it.syncService().isSyncThreadAlive()) {
-                        it.startSyncing(applicationContext)
-                    }
-                }
                 ?: sessionInitializer.tryInitialize(readCurrentSession = { activeSessionReference.get() }) { session ->
                     setActiveSession(session)
-                    configureAndStartSessionUseCase.execute(session, startSyncing = startSync)
+                    configureAndStartSessionUseCase.execute(session, startSyncing = false)
                 }
     }
 
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/pushers/VectorPushHandler.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/pushers/VectorPushHandler.kt
index 0d2cd56995..04c71e0412 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/pushers/VectorPushHandler.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/core/pushers/VectorPushHandler.kt
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class VectorPushHandler @Inject constructor(
                 Timber.tag(loggerTag.value).d("## handleInternal()")
             }
 
-            val session = activeSessionHolder.getOrInitializeSession(startSync = false)
+            val session = activeSessionHolder.getOrInitializeSession()
 
             if (session == null) {
                 Timber.tag(loggerTag.value).w("## Can't sync from push, no current session")
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/MainActivity.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/MainActivity.kt
index c197cfccf3..8ce375122e 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/MainActivity.kt
@@ -174,12 +174,15 @@ class MainActivity : VectorBaseActivity<ActivityMainBinding>(), UnlockedActivity
     private fun handleAppStarted() {
         if (intent.hasExtra(EXTRA_NEXT_INTENT)) {
             // Start the next Activity
+            startSyncing()
             val nextIntent = intent.getParcelableExtraCompat<Intent>(EXTRA_NEXT_INTENT)
             startIntentAndFinish(nextIntent)
         } else if (intent.hasExtra(EXTRA_INIT_SESSION)) {
+            startSyncing()
             setResult(RESULT_OK)
             finish()
         } else if (intent.action == ACTION_ROOM_DETAILS_FROM_SHORTCUT) {
+            startSyncing()
             val roomId = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_ROOM_ID)
             if (roomId?.isNotEmpty() == true) {
                 navigator.openRoom(this, roomId, trigger = ViewRoom.Trigger.Shortcut)
@@ -194,11 +197,16 @@ class MainActivity : VectorBaseActivity<ActivityMainBinding>(), UnlockedActivity
             if (args.clearCache || args.clearCredentials) {
                 doCleanUp()
             } else {
+                startSyncing()
                 startNextActivityAndFinish()
             }
         }
     }
 
+    private fun startSyncing() {
+        activeSessionHolder.getSafeActiveSession()?.startSyncing(this)
+    }
+
     private fun clearNotifications() {
         // Dismiss all notifications
         notificationDrawerManager.clearAllEvents()
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/start/StartAppViewModel.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/start/StartAppViewModel.kt
index 4b2e7bef98..6eb8bf2e80 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/start/StartAppViewModel.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/start/StartAppViewModel.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class StartAppViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(
     }
 
     private suspend fun eagerlyInitializeSession() {
-        sessionHolder.getOrInitializeSession(startSync = true)
+        sessionHolder.getOrInitializeSession()
     }
 
     private fun handleLongProcessing() {