diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/database/pouchdb_repository.ts b/frontend/src/lib/database/pouchdb_repository.ts
index e6dd42ed..84cb735b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/database/pouchdb_repository.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/database/pouchdb_repository.ts
@@ -378,7 +378,8 @@ export class PouchdbRepository implements IDatabaseRepository {
     return `${this.remotePouchEndpoint}/userdb-${this.toHex(username)}`
   }
   protected enableSync(userIdentifier: string){
-    return this.replicationHandler = this.localPouchDb.sync(this.getRemoteUserDb(userIdentifier), {live: true, retry: true})
+    this.replicationHandler = this.localPouchDb.sync(this.getRemoteUserDb(userIdentifier), {live: true, retry: true})
+    return
   }