diff --git a/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser b/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
index 96c2556d..70b25d77 100644
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diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index 428a5307..720f723e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends LifecycleService {
     private static final int NOTIFICATION_SYNCHRONIZE = 1;
     private static final int NOTIFICATION_UNSEEN = 2;
 
-    private static final int CONNECT_BACKOFF_START = 32; // seconds
+    private static final int CONNECT_BACKOFF_START = 8; // seconds
     private static final int CONNECT_BACKOFF_MAX = 1024; // seconds (1024 sec ~ 17 min)
     private static final long STORE_NOOP_INTERVAL = 9 * 60 * 1000L; // ms
     private static final int ATTACHMENT_AUTO_DOWNLOAD_SIZE = 32 * 1024; // bytes