diff --git a/ui/component/app/index.js b/ui/component/app/index.js
index 7e72ad791..cb4a74f17 100644
--- a/ui/component/app/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/app/index.js
@@ -14,13 +14,8 @@ import {
 } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import { selectIsUpgradeAvailable, selectAutoUpdateDownloaded, selectModal } from 'redux/selectors/app';
 import { doGetWalletSyncPreference, doSetLanguage } from 'redux/actions/settings';
-import { doSyncSubscribe } from 'redux/actions/sync';
-import {
-  doDownloadUpgradeRequested,
-  doSignIn,
-  doGetAndPopulatePreferences,
-  doAnalyticsTagSync,
-} from 'redux/actions/app';
+import { doSyncLoop } from 'redux/actions/sync';
+import { doDownloadUpgradeRequested, doSignIn, doGetAndPopulatePreferences } from 'redux/actions/app';
 import App from './view';
 
 const select = state => ({
@@ -41,7 +36,6 @@ const select = state => ({
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
-  analyticsTagSync: () => dispatch(doAnalyticsTagSync()),
   fetchAccessToken: () => dispatch(doFetchAccessToken()),
   fetchChannelListMine: () => dispatch(doFetchChannelListMine()),
   setLanguage: language => dispatch(doSetLanguage(language)),
@@ -49,7 +43,7 @@ const perform = dispatch => ({
   requestDownloadUpgrade: () => dispatch(doDownloadUpgradeRequested()),
   updatePreferences: () => dispatch(doGetAndPopulatePreferences()),
   getWalletSyncPref: () => dispatch(doGetWalletSyncPreference()),
-  syncSubscribe: () => dispatch(doSyncSubscribe()),
+  syncLoop: noInterval => dispatch(doSyncLoop(noInterval)),
   setReferrer: (referrer, doClaim) => dispatch(doUserSetReferrer(referrer, doClaim)),
 });
 
diff --git a/ui/component/app/view.jsx b/ui/component/app/view.jsx
index 370c1fd2f..75e8bfd00 100644
--- a/ui/component/app/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/app/view.jsx
@@ -74,10 +74,9 @@ type Props = {
   syncEnabled: boolean,
   rewards: Array<Reward>,
   setReferrer: (string, boolean) => void,
-  analyticsTagSync: () => void,
   isAuthenticated: boolean,
   socketConnect: () => void,
-  syncSubscribe: () => void,
+  syncLoop: (?boolean) => void,
   syncEnabled: boolean,
   currentModal: any,
   syncFatalError: boolean,
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ function App(props: Props) {
     rewards,
     setReferrer,
     isAuthenticated,
-    syncSubscribe,
+    syncLoop,
     currentModal,
     syncFatalError,
   } = props;
@@ -147,6 +146,7 @@ function App(props: Props) {
   function handleAnalyticsDismiss() {
     setShowAnalyticsNag(false);
   }
+
   // @endif
   useEffect(() => {
     if (userId) {
@@ -270,11 +270,20 @@ function App(props: Props) {
   // ready for sync syncs, however after signin when hasVerifiedEmail, that syncs too.
   useEffect(() => {
     // signInSyncPref is cleared after sharedState loop.
+    const syncLoopWithoutInterval = () => syncLoop(true);
     if (readyForSync && hasVerifiedEmail) {
       // In case we are syncing.
-      syncSubscribe();
+      syncLoop();
+      // @if TARGET='web'
+      window.addEventListener('focus', syncLoopWithoutInterval);
+      // @endif
     }
-  }, [readyForSync, hasVerifiedEmail, syncSubscribe]);
+    // @if TARGET='web'
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener('focus', syncLoopWithoutInterval);
+    };
+    // @endif
+  }, [readyForSync, hasVerifiedEmail, syncLoop]);
 
   // We know someone is logging in or not when we get their user object
   // We'll use this to determine when it's time to pull preferences
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/app.js b/ui/redux/actions/app.js
index f490b5f19..49c0926a7 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/app.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/app.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import {
 import { selectDaemonSettings, makeSelectClientSetting } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import { selectUser, selectUserVerifiedEmail } from 'redux/selectors/user';
 // import { selectDaemonSettings } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
-import { doSyncSubscribe, doSetPrefsReady } from 'redux/actions/sync';
+import { doSyncLoop, doSetPrefsReady } from 'redux/actions/sync';
 import { doAuthenticate } from 'redux/actions/user';
 import { lbrySettings as config, version as appVersion } from 'package.json';
 import analytics, { SHARE_INTERNAL } from 'analytics';
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ export function doHandleSyncComplete(error, hasNewData) {
 }
 
 export function doSyncWithPreferences() {
-  return dispatch => dispatch(doSyncSubscribe());
+  return dispatch => dispatch(doSyncLoop());
 }
 
 export function doToggleInterestedInYoutubeSync() {
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/settings.js b/ui/redux/actions/settings.js
index df4f3b728..7bde002d8 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/settings.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/settings.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import analytics from 'analytics';
 import SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES from 'constants/supported_languages';
 import { launcher } from 'util/autoLaunch';
 import { makeSelectClientSetting } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
-import { doGetSyncDesktop, doSyncUnsubscribe, doSetSyncLock } from 'redux/actions/sync';
+import { doSyncLoop, doSyncUnsubscribe, doSetSyncLock } from 'redux/actions/sync';
 import { doAlertWaitingForSync, doGetAndPopulatePreferences } from 'redux/actions/app';
 import { selectPrefsReady } from 'redux/selectors/sync';
 import { Lbryio } from 'lbryinc';
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export function doEnterSettingsPage() {
     }
     dispatch(doSyncUnsubscribe());
     if (syncEnabled && hasVerifiedEmail) {
-      await dispatch(doGetSyncDesktop());
+      await dispatch(doSyncLoop(true));
     } else {
       await dispatch(doGetAndPopulatePreferences());
     }
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ export function doExitSettingsPage() {
     }
     dispatch(doSetSyncLock(false));
     dispatch(doPushSettingsToPrefs());
-    // syncSubscribe is restarted in store.js sharedStateCB if necessary
+    // syncLoop is restarted in store.js sharedStateCB if necessary
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/sync.js b/ui/redux/actions/sync.js
index 3a482806a..57757cf29 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/sync.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/sync.js
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ export const doGetSyncDesktop = (cb?, password) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   });
 };
 
-export function doSyncSubscribe() {
+export function doSyncLoop(noInterval) {
   return (dispatch, getState) => {
-    if (syncTimer) clearInterval(syncTimer);
+    if (!noInterval && syncTimer) clearInterval(syncTimer);
     const state = getState();
     const hasVerifiedEmail = selectUserVerifiedEmail(state);
     const syncEnabled = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.ENABLE_SYNC)(state);
@@ -113,14 +113,16 @@ export function doSyncSubscribe() {
     if (hasVerifiedEmail && syncEnabled && !syncLocked) {
       dispatch(doGetSyncDesktop((error, hasNewData) => dispatch(doHandleSyncComplete(error, hasNewData))));
       dispatch(doAnalyticsTagSync());
-      syncTimer = setInterval(() => {
-        const state = getState();
-        const syncEnabled = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.ENABLE_SYNC)(state);
-        if (syncEnabled) {
-          dispatch(doGetSyncDesktop((error, hasNewData) => dispatch(doHandleSyncComplete(error, hasNewData))));
-          dispatch(doAnalyticsTagSync());
-        }
-      }, SYNC_INTERVAL);
+      if (!noInterval) {
+        syncTimer = setInterval(() => {
+          const state = getState();
+          const syncEnabled = makeSelectClientSetting(SETTINGS.ENABLE_SYNC)(state);
+          if (syncEnabled) {
+            dispatch(doGetSyncDesktop((error, hasNewData) => dispatch(doHandleSyncComplete(error, hasNewData))));
+            dispatch(doAnalyticsTagSync());
+          }
+        }, SYNC_INTERVAL);
+      }
     }
   };
 }
diff --git a/ui/store.js b/ui/store.js
index 440cb2f0f..71edffa00 100644
--- a/ui/store.js
+++ b/ui/store.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { createMemoryHistory, createBrowserHistory } from 'history';
 import { routerMiddleware } from 'connected-react-router';
 import createRootReducer from './reducers';
 import { Lbry, buildSharedStateMiddleware, ACTIONS as LBRY_REDUX_ACTIONS } from 'lbry-redux';
-import { doSyncSubscribe } from 'redux/actions/sync';
+import { doSyncLoop } from 'redux/actions/sync';
 import { getAuthToken } from 'util/saved-passwords';
 import { generateInitialUrl } from 'util/url';
 import { X_LBRY_AUTH_TOKEN } from 'constants/token';
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const sharedStateFilters = {
 };
 
 const sharedStateCb = ({ dispatch, getState }) => {
-  dispatch(doSyncSubscribe());
+  dispatch(doSyncLoop());
 };
 
 const populateAuthTokenHeader = () => {