diff --git a/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/test/common/userDataSyncService.test.ts b/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/test/common/userDataSyncService.test.ts
index 5c60bf19758bb4ea98db7035e6a394e9a9d10f02..9d81e434aae7458941e3c54126840502a40ee287 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/test/common/userDataSyncService.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/test/common/userDataSyncService.test.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { IFileService } from 'vs/platform/files/common/files';
 import { IEnvironmentService } from 'vs/platform/environment/common/environment';
 import { VSBuffer } from 'vs/base/common/buffer';
 import { joinPath } from 'vs/base/common/resources';
+import { CancellationToken } from 'vs/base/common/cancellation';
 
 suite('UserDataSyncService', () => {
 
@@ -508,4 +509,22 @@ suite('UserDataSyncService', () => {
 
 	});
 
+	test('test can run sync taks only once', async () => {
+		// Setup the client
+		const target = new UserDataSyncTestServer();
+		const client = disposableStore.add(new UserDataSyncClient(target));
+		await client.setUp();
+		const testObject = client.instantiationService.get(IUserDataSyncService);
+
+		const syncTask = await testObject.createSyncTask();
+		await syncTask.run(CancellationToken.None);
+
+		try {
+			await syncTask.run(CancellationToken.None);
+			assert.fail('Should fail running the task again');
+		} catch (error) {
+			/* expected */
+		}
+	});
+
 });