diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/database/typeorm-seeds/workspace/message-channels.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/database/typeorm-seeds/workspace/message-channels.ts
index e27909ec59b1..f948b5d9d017 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/database/typeorm-seeds/workspace/message-channels.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/database/typeorm-seeds/workspace/message-channels.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export const seedMessageChannel = async (
         type: 'email',
         connectedAccountId: DEV_SEED_CONNECTED_ACCOUNT_IDS.TIM,
         handle: 'tim@apple.dev',
+        isSyncEnabled: false,
         visibility: MessageChannelVisibility.SHARE_EVERYTHING,
         syncSubStatus: MessageChannelSyncStage.FULL_MESSAGE_LIST_FETCH_PENDING,
       },
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ export const seedMessageChannel = async (
         type: 'email',
         connectedAccountId: DEV_SEED_CONNECTED_ACCOUNT_IDS.JONY,
         handle: 'jony.ive@apple.dev',
+        isSyncEnabled: false,
         visibility: MessageChannelVisibility.SHARE_EVERYTHING,
         syncSubStatus: MessageChannelSyncStage.FULL_MESSAGE_LIST_FETCH_PENDING,
       },
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ export const seedMessageChannel = async (
         type: 'email',
         connectedAccountId: DEV_SEED_CONNECTED_ACCOUNT_IDS.PHIL,
         handle: 'phil.schiler@apple.dev',
+        isSyncEnabled: false,
         visibility: MessageChannelVisibility.SHARE_EVERYTHING,
         syncSubStatus: MessageChannelSyncStage.FULL_MESSAGE_LIST_FETCH_PENDING,
       },
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/drivers/exceptions/message-import-driver.exception.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/drivers/exceptions/message-import-driver.exception.ts
index 123b1558639b..a0fc4cb04000 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/drivers/exceptions/message-import-driver.exception.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/drivers/exceptions/message-import-driver.exception.ts
@@ -15,5 +15,4 @@ export enum MessageImportDriverExceptionCode {
   UNKNOWN_NETWORK_ERROR = 'UNKNOWN_NETWORK_ERROR',
   NO_NEXT_SYNC_CURSOR = 'NO_NEXT_SYNC_CURSOR',
   SYNC_CURSOR_ERROR = 'SYNC_CURSOR_ERROR',
-  EXAMPLE_ACCOUNT = 'EXAMPLE_ACCOUNT',
 }
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/drivers/gmail/services/gmail-get-message-list.service.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/drivers/gmail/services/gmail-get-message-list.service.ts
index b4ab3e3a82be..f2a761c7017f 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/drivers/gmail/services/gmail-get-message-list.service.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/drivers/gmail/services/gmail-get-message-list.service.ts
@@ -55,15 +55,11 @@ export class GmailGetMessageListService {
         })
         .catch((error) => {
           if (connectedAccount.refreshToken === 'exampleRefreshToken') {
-            throw new MessageImportDriverException(
+            console.log(
               `Gmail ${connectedAccount.handle} for connected account ${connectedAccount.id} not found. You probably use an example account, remove it`,
-              MessageImportDriverExceptionCode.EXAMPLE_ACCOUNT,
-            );
-          } else {
-            this.gmailHandleErrorService.handleGmailMessageListFetchError(
-              error,
             );
           }
+          this.gmailHandleErrorService.handleGmailMessageListFetchError(error);
 
           return {
             data: {
diff --git a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/services/message-import-exception-handler.service.ts b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/services/message-import-exception-handler.service.ts
index e40fdf67daa8..faaccee96e46 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/services/message-import-exception-handler.service.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-server/src/modules/messaging/message-import-manager/services/message-import-exception-handler.service.ts
@@ -65,14 +65,7 @@ export class MessageImportExceptionHandlerService {
         );
         break;
       case MessageImportDriverExceptionCode.SYNC_CURSOR_ERROR:
-        await this.handleSyncCursorException(
-          exception,
-          messageChannel,
-          workspaceId,
-        );
-        break;
-      case MessageImportDriverExceptionCode.EXAMPLE_ACCOUNT:
-        await this.handleExampleAccountException(
+        await this.handlePermanentException(
           exception,
           messageChannel,
           workspaceId,
@@ -163,7 +156,7 @@ export class MessageImportExceptionHandlerService {
     );
   }
 
-  private async handleSyncCursorException(
+  private async handlePermanentException(
     exception: MessageImportDriverException,
     messageChannel: Pick<MessageChannelWorkspaceEntity, 'id'>,
     workspaceId: string,
@@ -173,25 +166,9 @@ export class MessageImportExceptionHandlerService {
       workspaceId,
     );
 
-    throw new MessageImportDriverException(
-      `SyncCursor error occurred while importing messages for message channel ${messageChannel.id} in workspace ${workspaceId}: ${exception.message}`,
-      MessageImportDriverExceptionCode.SYNC_CURSOR_ERROR,
-    );
-  }
-
-  private async handleExampleAccountException(
-    exception: MessageImportDriverException,
-    messageChannel: Pick<MessageChannelWorkspaceEntity, 'id'>,
-    workspaceId: string,
-  ): Promise<void> {
-    await this.messageChannelSyncStatusService.markAsFailedUnknownAndFlushMessagesToImport(
-      [messageChannel.id],
-      workspaceId,
-    );
-
-    throw new MessageImportDriverException(
-      `Unvalid Account error occurred while importing messages for message channel ${messageChannel.id} in workspace ${workspaceId}: ${exception.message}`,
-      MessageImportDriverExceptionCode.EXAMPLE_ACCOUNT,
+    throw new MessageImportException(
+      `Permanent error occurred while importing messages for message channel ${messageChannel.id} in workspace ${workspaceId}: ${exception.message}`,
+      MessageImportExceptionCode.UNKNOWN,
     );
   }