diff --git a/manager/manager.go b/manager/manager.go
index 6a74bc7..45bfc31 100644
--- a/manager/manager.go
+++ b/manager/manager.go
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ func (s *SyncManager) Start() error {
 				queuesToSync = append(queuesToSync, StatusSyncing, StatusQueued)
 			}
 			for _, q := range queuesToSync {
+				//temporary override for sync-until to give tom the time to review the channels
+				s.syncProperties.SyncUntil = time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -1).Unix()
 				channels, err := s.apiConfig.FetchChannels(q, s.syncProperties)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err