diff --git a/cpp/bindings.cpp b/cpp/bindings.cpp
index b471d3d9..098eca1f 100644
--- a/cpp/bindings.cpp
+++ b/cpp/bindings.cpp
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ void install(jsi::Runtime &rt, std::shared_ptr<react::CallInvoker> invoker,
     std::string url = options.getProperty(rt, "url").asString(rt).utf8(rt);
     std::string auth_token =
         options.getProperty(rt, "authToken").asString(rt).utf8(rt);
-    int sync_interval =
-        static_cast<int>(options.getProperty(rt, "syncInterval").asNumber());
+    int sync_interval = 0 if (options.hasProperty(rt, "syncInterval")) {
+      sync_interval =
+          static_cast<int>(options.getProperty(rt, "syncInterval").asNumber());
+    }
     std::string location;
 
     if (options.hasProperty(rt, "location")) {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index c9fe6b8e..7f108aeb 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ type OPSQLiteProxy = {
     authToken: string;
     name: string;
     location?: string;
+    syncInterval?: number;
   }) => DB;
   isSQLCipher: () => boolean;
   isLibsql: () => boolean;