diff --git a/src/mirall/folder.cpp b/src/mirall/folder.cpp
index e9678ba9f..8b22144ea 100644
--- a/src/mirall/folder.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/folder.cpp
@@ -321,11 +321,7 @@ void Folder::etagRetreived(const QString& etag)
     // re-enable sync if it was disabled because network was down
     FolderMan::instance()->setSyncEnabled(true);
 
-    if (_lastEtag.isEmpty()) {
-        _lastEtag = etag;
-        // don't schedule a sync in this case, the _lastEtag is empty because it is the start
-        // and a sync was scheduled through other means anyway.
-    } else if (_lastEtag != etag) {
+    if (_lastEtag != etag) {
         _lastEtag = etag;
         emit scheduleToSync(alias());
     }