diff --git a/src/services/options_init.js b/src/services/options_init.js
index ad5b509b6..b31b41f94 100644
--- a/src/services/options_init.js
+++ b/src/services/options_init.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async function initNotSyncedOptions(initialized, startNotePath = 'root', opts =
     await optionService.createOption('theme', opts.theme || 'white', false);
 
     await optionService.createOption('syncServerHost', opts.syncServerHost || '', false);
-    await optionService.createOption('syncServerTimeout', '5000', false);
+    await optionService.createOption('syncServerTimeout', '60000', false);
     await optionService.createOption('syncProxy', opts.syncProxy || '', false);
 }
 
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ module.exports = {
     initSyncedOptions,
     initNotSyncedOptions,
     initStartupOptions
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
diff --git a/src/services/sync.js b/src/services/sync.js
index 8d1425637..30ba41053 100644
--- a/src/services/sync.js
+++ b/src/services/sync.js
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ async function pullSync(syncContext) {
         const startDate = Date.now();
 
         const resp = await syncRequest(syncContext, 'GET', changesUri);
+
+        const pulledDate = Date.now();
+
         stats.outstandingPulls = resp.maxSyncId - lastSyncedPull;
 
         if (stats.outstandingPulls < 0) {
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ async function pullSync(syncContext) {
             await setLastSyncedPull(rows[rows.length - 1].sync.id);
         });
 
-        log.info(`Pulled and updated ${rows.length} changes from ${changesUri} in ${Date.now() - startDate}ms`);
+        log.info(`Pulled ${rows.length} changes in ${pulledDate - startDate}ms from ${changesUri} and applied them in ${Date.now() - pulledDate}ms`);
     }
 
     if (appliedPulls > 0) {
diff --git a/src/services/utils.js b/src/services/utils.js
index 5a1395034..78942a680 100644
--- a/src/services/utils.js
+++ b/src/services/utils.js
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ function formatDownloadTitle(filename, type, mime) {
 }
 
 function timeLimit(promise, limitMs) {
+    // better stack trace if created outside of promise
+    const error = new Error('Process exceeded time limit ' + limitMs);
+
     return new Promise((res, rej) => {
         let resolved = false;
 
@@ -229,7 +232,7 @@ function timeLimit(promise, limitMs) {
 
         setTimeout(() => {
             if (!resolved) {
-                rej(new Error('Process exceeded time limit ' + limitMs));
+                rej(error);
             }
         }, limitMs);
     });