diff --git a/src/apps/main/remote-sync/handlers.ts b/src/apps/main/remote-sync/handlers.ts
index c4462f76c..ce5f2a807 100644
--- a/src/apps/main/remote-sync/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/apps/main/remote-sync/handlers.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import eventBus from '../event-bus';
 import { RemoteSyncManager } from './RemoteSyncManager';
 import { DriveFilesCollection } from '../database/collections/DriveFileCollection';
 import { DriveFoldersCollection } from '../database/collections/DriveFolderCollection';
-import { clearRemoteSyncStore } from './helpers';
+import { clearRemoteSyncStore, RemoteSyncStatus } from './helpers';
 import { getNewTokenClient } from '../../shared/HttpClient/main-process-client';
 import Logger from 'electron-log';
 import { ipcMain } from 'electron';
@@ -104,10 +104,7 @@ eventBus.on('USER_LOGGED_OUT', () => {
 
 ipcMain.on('CHECK_SYNC', (event) => {
   Logger.info('Checking sync');
-  event.sender.send(
-    'CHECK_SYNC_ENGINE_RESPONSE',
-    'Dato obtenido del proceso de sincronización'
-  );
+  event.sender.send('CHECK_SYNC_ENGINE_RESPONSE', '');
 });
 
 ipcMain.on('CHECK_SYNC_CHANGE_STATUS', async (_, placeholderStates) => {
@@ -117,3 +114,8 @@ ipcMain.on('CHECK_SYNC_CHANGE_STATUS', async (_, placeholderStates) => {
   await sleep(7_00);
   remoteSyncManager.placeholderStatus = placeholderStates;
 });
+
+ipcMain.handle('CHECK_SYNC_IN_PROGRESS', async () => {
+  const syncingStatus: RemoteSyncStatus = 'SYNCING';
+  return remoteSyncManager.getSyncStatus() === syncingStatus;
+});
diff --git a/src/apps/sync-engine/BindingManager.ts b/src/apps/sync-engine/BindingManager.ts
index 503b8690a..0a8968d94 100644
--- a/src/apps/sync-engine/BindingManager.ts
+++ b/src/apps/sync-engine/BindingManager.ts
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ export class BindingsManager {
   }
 
   private async pollingStart() {
+    Logger.debug('[SYNC ENGINE] Starting polling');
     return this.container.pollingMonitorStart.run(this.polling.bind(this));
   }
 
diff --git a/src/context/virtual-drive/shared/application/PollingMonitorStart.ts b/src/context/virtual-drive/shared/application/PollingMonitorStart.ts
index 6c0f2918c..82ff9ca94 100644
--- a/src/context/virtual-drive/shared/application/PollingMonitorStart.ts
+++ b/src/context/virtual-drive/shared/application/PollingMonitorStart.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 import { MonitorFn, PollingMonitor } from '../domain/PollingMonitor';
+import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
+import Logger from 'electron-log';
 
 export class PollingMonitorStart {
   constructor(private readonly polling: PollingMonitor) {}
   run(fn: MonitorFn) {
-    return this.polling.start(fn);
+    Logger.info('[SYNC ENGINE] check sync engine');
+
+    const permission = this.permissionFn.bind(this);
+    return this.polling.start(fn, permission);
+  }
+
+  private async permissionFn() {
+    const isSyncing = await ipcRenderer.invoke('CHECK_SYNC_IN_PROGRESS');
+    Logger.info('[SYNC ENGINE] is syncing', isSyncing);
+
+    const isPermitted = !isSyncing;
+    return isPermitted;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/context/virtual-drive/shared/domain/PollingMonitor.ts b/src/context/virtual-drive/shared/domain/PollingMonitor.ts
index ef232677a..3972e566c 100644
--- a/src/context/virtual-drive/shared/domain/PollingMonitor.ts
+++ b/src/context/virtual-drive/shared/domain/PollingMonitor.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export type MonitorFn = () => Promise<void>;
+export type PermissionFn = () => Promise<boolean>;
 export class PollingMonitor {
   constructor(private readonly delay: number) {}
 
@@ -11,16 +12,25 @@ export class PollingMonitor {
     }
   }
 
-  private setTimeout(fn: MonitorFn) {
+  private setTimeout(fn: MonitorFn, permissionFn: PermissionFn) {
     this.clearTimeout();
     this.timeout = setTimeout(async () => {
+      if (!(await permissionFn())) {
+        // wait for the next interval
+        this.repeatDelay(fn, permissionFn);
+        return;
+      }
       await fn();
-      this.setTimeout(fn);
+      this.repeatDelay(fn, permissionFn);
     }, this.delay);
   }
 
-  start(fn: MonitorFn) {
-    this.setTimeout(fn);
+  private repeatDelay(fn: MonitorFn, runPermissionFn: PermissionFn) {
+    this.setTimeout(fn, runPermissionFn);
+  }
+
+  start(fn: MonitorFn, runPermissionFn: PermissionFn) {
+    this.setTimeout(fn, runPermissionFn);
   }
 
   stop() {