diff --git a/internal_packages/account-error-header/lib/account-error-header.jsx b/internal_packages/account-error-header/lib/account-error-header.jsx
index f731a7b26..c6ec5d39f 100644
--- a/internal_packages/account-error-header/lib/account-error-header.jsx
+++ b/internal_packages/account-error-header/lib/account-error-header.jsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default class AccountErrorHeader extends React.Component {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const errorAccounts = this.state.accounts.filter(a => a.syncState !== "running");
+    const errorAccounts = this.state.accounts.filter(a => a.hasSyncStateError());
     if (errorAccounts.length === 1) {
       const account = errorAccounts[0];
 
diff --git a/internal_packages/preferences/lib/tabs/preferences-account-details.jsx b/internal_packages/preferences/lib/tabs/preferences-account-details.jsx
index ea48bfbb6..157d0aaea 100644
--- a/internal_packages/preferences/lib/tabs/preferences-account-details.jsx
+++ b/internal_packages/preferences/lib/tabs/preferences-account-details.jsx
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class PreferencesAccountDetails extends Component {
   }
   _renderSyncErrorDetails() {
     const {account} = this.state;
-    if (account.syncState !== Account.SYNC_STATE_RUNNING) {
+    if (account.hasSyncStateError()) {
       switch (account.syncState) {
       case Account.SYNC_STATE_AUTH_FAILED:
         return this._renderErrorDetail(
diff --git a/internal_packages/preferences/lib/tabs/preferences-account-list.jsx b/internal_packages/preferences/lib/tabs/preferences-account-list.jsx
index aea022902..84a4faec8 100644
--- a/internal_packages/preferences/lib/tabs/preferences-account-list.jsx
+++ b/internal_packages/preferences/lib/tabs/preferences-account-list.jsx
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class PreferencesAccountList extends Component {
   _renderAccount = (account)=> {
     const label = account.label;
     const accountSub = `${account.name || 'No name provided'} <${account.emailAddress}>`;
-    const syncError = account.syncState !== Account.SYNC_STATE_RUNNING;
+    const syncError = account.hasSyncStateError();
 
     return (
       <div
diff --git a/src/flux/models/account.coffee b/src/flux/models/account.coffee
index 4d5fb055e..102893ae5 100644
--- a/src/flux/models/account.coffee
+++ b/src/flux/models/account.coffee
@@ -151,5 +151,9 @@ class Account extends ModelWithMetadata
     else
       archiveCategory
 
+  hasSyncStateError: ->
+    # TODO: ignoring "stopped" until it's no longer overloaded on API
+    return @syncState != Account.SYNC_STATE_RUNNING &&
+        @syncState != Account.SYNC_STATE_STOPPED
 
 module.exports = Account