diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/FilesSyncWork.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/FilesSyncWork.kt
index ed12c9bafa43..a81d43d109a6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/FilesSyncWork.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/FilesSyncWork.kt
@@ -102,7 +102,12 @@ class FilesSyncWork(
         // or sync worker already running and no changed files to be processed
         val alreadyRunning = backgroundJobManager.bothFilesSyncJobsRunning()
         if (alreadyRunning && changedFiles.isNullOrEmpty()) {
-            Log_OC.d(TAG, "Kill Sync Worker since another instance of the worker seems to be running already!")
+            Log_OC.d(TAG, "FILESYNC Kill Sync Worker since another instance of the worker seems to be running already!")
+            return true
+        }
+
+        if (! syncedFolderProvider.syncedFolders.any { it.isEnabled }){
+            Log_OC.d(TAG, "FILESYNC Kill Sync Worker since no sync folder is enabled!")
             return true
         }