diff --git a/routes/api/sync.js b/routes/api/sync.js
index 391cc4dad..b73b44aed 100644
--- a/routes/api/sync.js
+++ b/routes/api/sync.js
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@ const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
 const sql = require('../../services/sql');
 const auth = require('../../services/auth');
+const utils = require('../../services/utils');
 
 router.get('/changed/:since', auth.checkApiAuth, async (req, res, next) => {
     const since = parseInt(req.params.since);
 
     res.send({
+        'syncTimestamp': utils.nowTimestamp(),
         'tree': await sql.getResults("select * from notes_tree where date_modified >= ?", [since]),
         'notes': await sql.getFlattenedResults('note_id', "select note_id from notes where date_modified >= ?", [since]),
         'audit_log': await sql.getResults("select * from audit_log where date_modified >= ?", [since])
diff --git a/services/sync.js b/services/sync.js
index 12b3cde73..5f6af12d2 100644
--- a/services/sync.js
+++ b/services/sync.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async function sync() {
         });
 
         try {
-            sql.beginTransaction();
+            await sql.beginTransaction();
 
             for (const treeItem of resp.tree) {
                 delete treeItem['id'];
@@ -73,10 +73,12 @@ async function sync() {
                 }
             }
 
-            sql.commit();
+            await sql.setOption('last_synced', syncTimestamp);
+
+            await sql.commit();
         }
         catch (e) {
-            sql.rollback();
+            await sql.rollback();
 
             throw e;
         }