diff --git a/src/main/realtime.ts b/src/main/realtime.ts
index 880033e4c..3c24695a0 100644
--- a/src/main/realtime.ts
+++ b/src/main/realtime.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import { obtainToken } from './auth/service';
 import eventBus from './event-bus';
 import { broadcastToWindows } from './windows';
 
+type XHRRequest = {
+  getResponseHeader: (headerName: string) => string[] | null;
+};
 // REMOTE TRIGGER
 
 let socket: Socket | undefined;
@@ -12,16 +15,22 @@ function cleanAndStartRemoteNotifications() {
   stopRemoteNotifications();
 
   socket = io(process.env.NOTIFICATIONS_URL, {
+    transports: ['websocket'],
     auth: {
       token: obtainToken('bearerToken'),
     },
     withCredentials: true,
   });
 
-  socket.io.on('open', () => {
+  socket.on('open', () => {
     socket?.io.engine.transport.on('pollComplete', () => {
-      const request = socket?.io.engine.transport.pollXhr.xhr;
-      const cookieHeader = request.getResponseHeader('set-cookie');
+      const xhr = (
+        socket?.io.engine.transport as unknown as {
+          pollXhr: { xhr: XHRRequest };
+        }
+      ).pollXhr.xhr;
+
+      const cookieHeader = xhr.getResponseHeader('set-cookie');
       if (!cookieHeader) {
         return;
       }
@@ -39,15 +48,15 @@ function cleanAndStartRemoteNotifications() {
   });
 
   socket.on('connect', () => {
-    logger.log('Remote notifications connected');
+    logger.log('✅ Remote notifications connected');
   });
 
   socket.on('disconnect', (reason) => {
-    logger.log('Remote notifications disconnected, reason: ', reason);
+    logger.log('❌ Remote notifications disconnected, reason: ', reason);
   });
 
   socket.on('connect_error', (error) => {
-    logger.error('Remote notifications connect error: ', error);
+    logger.error('❌ Remote notifications connect error: ', error);
   });
 
   socket.on('event', (data) => {
diff --git a/src/main/remote-sync/handlers.ts b/src/main/remote-sync/handlers.ts
index 810264951..f81a7fa70 100644
--- a/src/main/remote-sync/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/main/remote-sync/handlers.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { getNewTokenClient } from '../../shared/HttpClient/main-process-client';
 import Logger from 'electron-log';
 import { ipcMain } from 'electron';
 import { reportError } from '../bug-report/service';
+import { sleep } from '../util';
 import { broadcastToWindows } from '../windows';
 
 const driveFilesCollection = new DriveFilesCollection();
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ ipcMain.handle('get-remote-sync-status', () =>
 );
 
 eventBus.on('RECEIVED_REMOTE_CHANGES', async () => {
+  // Wait before checking for updates, could be possible
+  // that we received the notification, but if we check
+  // for new data we don't receive it
+  await sleep(500);
   await remoteSyncManager.startRemoteSync();
 });
 eventBus.on('USER_LOGGED_IN', () => {