diff --git a/ui/component/router/index.js b/ui/component/router/index.js
index f9d5a16ed..4fe62a966 100644
--- a/ui/component/router/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/router/index.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { selectUserVerifiedEmail } from 'redux/selectors/user';
 import { selectHasNavigated, selectScrollStartingPosition, selectWelcomeVersion } from 'redux/selectors/app';
 import Router from './view';
 import { normalizeURI, makeSelectTitleForUri } from 'lbry-redux';
-import { doSetHasNavigated } from 'redux/actions/app';
+import { doSetHasNavigated, doSyncWithPreferences } from 'redux/actions/app';
 import { doSyncClientSettings } from 'redux/actions/settings';
 const select = state => {
   const { pathname, hash } = state.router.location;
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const select = state => {
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   setHasNavigated: () => dispatch(doSetHasNavigated()),
   syncSettings: () => dispatch(doSyncClientSettings()),
+  checkSync: () => dispatch(doSyncWithPreferences()),
 });
 
 export default connect(select, perform)(Router);
diff --git a/ui/component/router/view.jsx b/ui/component/router/view.jsx
index aacf5b4c8..590d6954d 100644
--- a/ui/component/router/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/router/view.jsx
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ type Props = {
   hasNavigated: boolean,
   setHasNavigated: () => void,
   syncSettings: () => void,
+  checkSync: () => void,
 };
 
 function AppRouter(props: Props) {
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ function AppRouter(props: Props) {
     hasNavigated,
     setHasNavigated,
     syncSettings,
+    checkSync,
   } = props;
   const { entries } = history;
   const entryIndex = history.index;
@@ -135,11 +137,11 @@ function AppRouter(props: Props) {
       if (!location.pathname.includes(PAGES.SETTINGS) && prevPath.includes(PAGES.SETTINGS)) {
         syncSettings();
       } else if (location.pathname.includes(PAGES.SETTINGS) && !prevPath.includes(PAGES.SETTINGS)) {
-        syncSettings();
+        checkSync();
       }
     });
     return unlisten;
-  }, [prevPath, syncSettings]);
+  }, [prevPath, syncSettings, checkSync]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const unlisten = history.listen(location => {