diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt
index e058fb8b9..b99e81882 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), NavigationListener {
         contentResolver.registerContentObserver(uri, false, calDAVSyncObserver)
         Bundle().apply {
             putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_MANUAL, true)
+            putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_EXPEDITED, true)
             ContentResolver.requestSync(null, uri.authority, this)
         }
     }