diff --git a/lib/events/sync_status_update_event.dart b/lib/events/sync_status_update_event.dart
index a93132dc7..53ae728e8 100644
--- a/lib/events/sync_status_update_event.dart
+++ b/lib/events/sync_status_update_event.dart
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ enum SyncStatus {
   startedFirstGalleryImport,
   completedFirstGalleryImport,
   applyingRemoteDiff,
-  diffSynced,
   preparingForUpload,
   inProgress,
   paused,
diff --git a/lib/services/remote_sync_service.dart b/lib/services/remote_sync_service.dart
index b896953a7..7270ab52d 100644
--- a/lib/services/remote_sync_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/remote_sync_service.dart
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ class RemoteSyncService {
       final remoteUpdateTime = idsToRemoteUpdationTimeMap[cid];
       await _collectionsService.setCollectionSyncTime(cid, remoteUpdateTime);
     }
-    Bus.instance.fire(SyncStatusUpdate(SyncStatus.diffSynced));
     _logger.info("All updated collections synced");
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/services/semantic_search/semantic_search_service.dart b/lib/services/semantic_search/semantic_search_service.dart
index 0c99064dc..57171132d 100644
--- a/lib/services/semantic_search/semantic_search_service.dart
+++ b/lib/services/semantic_search/semantic_search_service.dart
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class SemanticSearchService {
     await ModelLoader.instance.init(_computer);
     _setupCachedEmbeddings();
     Bus.instance.on<SyncStatusUpdate>().listen((event) async {
-      if (event.status == SyncStatus.diffSynced) {
+      if (event.status == SyncStatus.preparingForUpload) {
+        // Diff sync is complete, we can now pull embeddings from remote
         sync();
       }
     });
diff --git a/lib/ui/home/status_bar_widget.dart b/lib/ui/home/status_bar_widget.dart
index 47277c3a5..fce14edb3 100644
--- a/lib/ui/home/status_bar_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/ui/home/status_bar_widget.dart
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class _StatusBarWidgetState extends State<StatusBarWidget> {
   @override
   void initState() {
     _subscription = Bus.instance.on<SyncStatusUpdate>().listen((event) {
-      _logger.info("Received event " + event.toString());
+      _logger.info("Received event " + event.status.toString());
       if (event.status == SyncStatus.error) {
         setState(() {
           _syncError = event.error;
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ class _SyncStatusWidgetState extends State<SyncStatusWidget> {
     if (_event == null ||
         isNotOutdatedEvent ||
         //sync error cases are handled in StatusBarWidget
-        _event!.status == SyncStatus.error ||
-        _event!.status == SyncStatus.diffSynced) {
+        _event!.status == SyncStatus.error) {
       return const SizedBox.shrink();
     }
     if (_event!.status == SyncStatus.completedBackup) {