diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/microsoft-apis.service.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/microsoft-apis.service.ts
index 341e192e86ea..c25cf99d06f9 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/microsoft-apis.service.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/engine/core-modules/auth/services/microsoft-apis.service.ts
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export class MicrosoftAPIsService {
           },
           {
             syncStage: MessageChannelSyncStage.FULL_MESSAGE_LIST_FETCH_PENDING,
-            syncStatus: null,
+            syncStatus: MessageChannelSyncStatus.ONGOING,
             syncCursor: '',
             syncStageStartedAt: null,
           },