diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/common/services/message-channel-sync-status.service.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/common/services/message-channel-sync-status.service.ts
index 19e6746ce..35affc12d 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/common/services/message-channel-sync-status.service.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/common/services/message-channel-sync-status.service.ts
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ export class MessageChannelSyncStatusService {
 
     await messageChannelRepository.update(messageChannelIds, {
       syncStage: MessageChannelSyncStage.MESSAGES_IMPORT_ONGOING,
+      syncStageStartedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/services/messaging-partial-message-list-fetch.service.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/services/messaging-partial-message-list-fetch.service.ts
index bdf138950..b80ebc9c8 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/services/messaging-partial-message-list-fetch.service.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/services/messaging-partial-message-list-fetch.service.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ export class MessagingPartialMessageListFetchService {
         },
         {
           throttleFailureCount: 0,
-          syncStageStartedAt: null,
         },
       );