diff --git a/src/password_manager/manager.py b/src/password_manager/manager.py
index 0802dd9..b90822a 100644
--- a/src/password_manager/manager.py
+++ b/src/password_manager/manager.py
@@ -934,7 +934,6 @@ class PasswordManager:
 
             self.initialize_bip85()
             self.initialize_managers()
-            self.start_background_sync()
         except Exception as e:
             logging.error(f"Failed to encrypt and save parent seed: {e}", exc_info=True)
             print(colored(f"Error: Failed to encrypt and save parent seed: {e}", "red"))