diff --git a/src/services/sync.service.ts b/src/services/sync.service.ts
index 055f09a7020..791d5f02403 100644
--- a/src/services/sync.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/sync.service.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export class SyncService implements SyncServiceAbstraction {
         }
 
         const now = new Date();
-        var needsSync = false;
+        let needsSync = false;
         try {
             needsSync = await this.needsSyncing(forceSync);
         } catch (e) {