diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 96d68f3d6..b16eaa9be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshRecyclerViewListener {
         }
 
         swipe_refresh_layout.setOnRefreshListener {
-            refreshCalDAVCalendars(false)
+            refreshCalDAVCalendars(true)
         }
 
         checkIsViewIntent()
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
index 4d66f9426..c0e15a072 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -603,7 +603,10 @@ fun Context.refreshCalDAVCalendars(ids: String, showToasts: Boolean) {
 
     Bundle().apply {
         putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_EXPEDITED, true)
-        putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_MANUAL, true)
+        if (showToasts) {
+            // Assume this is a manual synchronisation when we showToasts to the user (swipe_refresh, MainMenu->refresh_caldav_calendars, ...)
+            putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_MANUAL, true)
+        }
         accounts.forEach {
             ContentResolver.requestSync(it, uri.authority, this)
         }