diff --git a/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/abstractSynchronizer.ts b/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/abstractSynchronizer.ts
index 88e4f41c68d9e8b4f02f121b7b65959709e25b33..a8620668649d3be98265ceedced6f2d31435d2e5 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/abstractSynchronizer.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/userDataSync/common/abstractSynchronizer.ts
@@ -237,11 +237,10 @@ export abstract class AbstractSynchroniser extends Disposable {
 			this.logService.trace(`${this.syncResourceLogLabel}: Started synchronizing ${this.resource.toLowerCase()}...`);
 			this.setStatus(SyncStatus.Syncing);
 
-			const lastSyncUserData = await this.getLastSyncUserData();
-			const remoteUserData = await this.getLatestRemoteUserData(manifest, lastSyncUserData);
-
 			let status: SyncStatus = SyncStatus.Idle;
 			try {
+				const lastSyncUserData = await this.getLastSyncUserData();
+				const remoteUserData = await this.getLatestRemoteUserData(manifest, lastSyncUserData);
 				status = await this.performSync(remoteUserData, lastSyncUserData);
 				if (status === SyncStatus.HasConflicts) {
 					this.logService.info(`${this.syncResourceLogLabel}: Detected conflicts while synchronizing ${this.resource.toLowerCase()}.`);