diff --git a/app/jobs/govbox/sync_folder_job.rb b/app/jobs/govbox/sync_folder_job.rb
index e1844cc0..cb3aa472 100644
--- a/app/jobs/govbox/sync_folder_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/govbox/sync_folder_job.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ def perform(folder, upvs_client: UpvsEnvironment.upvs_client, batch_size: 1000)
       edesk_api = upvs_client.api(folder.box).edesk
       new_messages_ids = []
 
+      sync_since = Date.parse(folder.box.settings['sync_since']) if folder.box.settings['sync_since'].present?
+
       0.step do |k|
         response_status, raw_messages = edesk_api.fetch_messages(folder.edesk_folder_id, page: k + 1, count: batch_size)
 
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ def perform(folder, upvs_client: UpvsEnvironment.upvs_client, batch_size: 1000)
         moved_edesk_message_ids = []
 
         raw_messages.each do |raw_message|
-          next if folder.box.settings['sync_since'].present? && (Date.parse(raw_message['delivered_at']) < Date.parse(folder.box.settings['sync_since']))
+          next if sync_since && (Date.parse(raw_message['delivered_at']) < sync_since)
 
           edesk_message_id = raw_message['id']
           old_folder_id = edesk_message_ids_to_folder_ids[edesk_message_id]