diff --git a/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-tasks/fetch-new-messages-in-folder.imap.es6 b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-tasks/fetch-new-messages-in-folder.imap.es6
index b1e40d26a..99724f3be 100644
--- a/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-tasks/fetch-new-messages-in-folder.imap.es6
+++ b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-tasks/fetch-new-messages-in-folder.imap.es6
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class FetchNewMessagesInFolderIMAP extends FetchMessagesInFolderIMAP {
       // operation
       // Can't use `super` in this scenario because babel can't compile it under
       // these conditions. User regular prototype instead
-      console.log(`🔚 📂  🆕$ {this._folder.name} has no fetchedmax - running regular fetch operation`)
+      console.log(`🔚 📂  🆕 ${this._folder.name} has no fetchedmax - running regular fetch operation`)
       yield FetchMessagesInFolderIMAP.prototype.runTask.call(this, db, imap)
       return
     }
diff --git a/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/syncback-task-helpers.es6 b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/syncback-task-helpers.es6
index 1c9bde346..6c9b778ef 100644
--- a/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/syncback-task-helpers.es6
+++ b/packages/local-sync/src/local-sync-worker/syncback-task-helpers.es6
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export async function markInProgressTasksAsFailed({db} = {}) {
 
   for (const inProgress of inProgressTasks) {
     inProgress.status = 'FAILED';
+    inProgress.error = new Error('Lingering task in progress was marked as failed')
     await inProgress.save();
   }
 }