diff --git a/src/gui/editlocallyjob.cpp b/src/gui/editlocallyjob.cpp
index dfb22d44e8717..56de2cb2a38a8 100644
--- a/src/gui/editlocallyjob.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editlocallyjob.cpp
@@ -446,12 +446,11 @@ void EditLocallyJob::startEditLocally()
     if (_folderForFile->isSyncRunning()) {
         // in case sync is already running - terminate it and start a new one
         _syncTerminatedConnection = connect(_folderForFile, &Folder::syncFinished, this, [this]() {
-            _folderForFile->setSilenceErrors(false);
             disconnect(_syncTerminatedConnection);
             _syncTerminatedConnection = {};
             startSyncBeforeOpening();
         });
-        _folderForFile->setSilenceErrors(true);
+        _folderForFile->setSilenceErrorsUntilNextSync(true);
         _folderForFile->slotTerminateSync();
 
         return;
diff --git a/src/gui/folder.cpp b/src/gui/folder.cpp
index 4664fa23a8e5d..3dc9b98cd89b6 100644
--- a/src/gui/folder.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/folder.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void Folder::setSyncPaused(bool paused)
 
 void Folder::setSyncState(SyncResult::Status state)
 {
-    if (_silenceErrors && state == SyncResult::Error) {
+    if (_silenceErrorsUntilNextSync && state == SyncResult::Error) {
         _syncResult.setStatus(SyncResult::Status::Success);
         return;
     }
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ bool Folder::reloadExcludes()
 void Folder::startSync(const QStringList &pathList)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(pathList);
+    setSilenceErrorsUntilNextSync(false);
     const auto singleItemDiscoveryOptions = _engine->singleItemDiscoveryOptions();
     Q_ASSERT(!singleItemDiscoveryOptions.discoveryDirItem || singleItemDiscoveryOptions.discoveryDirItem->isDirectory());
     if (singleItemDiscoveryOptions.discoveryDirItem && !singleItemDiscoveryOptions.discoveryDirItem->isDirectory()) {
@@ -966,7 +967,7 @@ void Folder::setDirtyNetworkLimits()
 
 void Folder::slotSyncError(const QString &message, ErrorCategory category)
 {
-    if (!_silenceErrors) {
+    if (!_silenceErrorsUntilNextSync) {
         _syncResult.appendErrorString(message);
         emit ProgressDispatcher::instance()->syncError(alias(), message, category);
     }
@@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ void Folder::slotSyncFinished(bool success)
 
     if (syncError) {
         _syncResult.setStatus(SyncResult::Error);
-        if (_silenceErrors) {
+        if (_silenceErrorsUntilNextSync) {
             _syncResult.setStatus(SyncResult::Status::Success);
         }
     } else if (_syncResult.foundFilesNotSynced()) {
@@ -1160,9 +1161,9 @@ void Folder::slotNextSyncFullLocalDiscovery()
     _timeSinceLastFullLocalDiscovery.invalidate();
 }
 
-void Folder::setSilenceErrors(bool silenceErrors)
+void Folder::setSilenceErrorsUntilNextSync(bool silenceErrors)
 {
-    _silenceErrors = silenceErrors;
+    _silenceErrorsUntilNextSync = silenceErrors;
 }
 
 void Folder::schedulePathForLocalDiscovery(const QString &relativePath)