diff --git a/source/src/main/java/com/trustpilot/connector/dynamodb/DynamoDBSourceConnectorConfig.java b/source/src/main/java/com/trustpilot/connector/dynamodb/DynamoDBSourceConnectorConfig.java
index 477690c..169a8df 100644
--- a/source/src/main/java/com/trustpilot/connector/dynamodb/DynamoDBSourceConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/source/src/main/java/com/trustpilot/connector/dynamodb/DynamoDBSourceConnectorConfig.java
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ public class DynamoDBSourceConnectorConfig extends AbstractConfig {
 	public static final String SRC_INIT_SYNC_DELAY_DISPLAY = "INIT_SYNC delay";
 	public static final int SRC_INIT_SYNC_DELAY_DEFAULT = 60;
 
+	public static final String SRC_INIT_SYNC_ENABLE_CONFIG = "init.sync.enable";
+	public static final String SRC_INIT_SYNC_ENABLE_DOC = "Define if INIT_SYNC should be enabled.";
+	public static final String SRC_INIT_SYNC_ENABLE_DISPLAY = "INIT_SYNC enable";
+	public static final boolean SRC_INIT_SYNC_ENABLE_DEFAULT = false;
+
   	public static final String AWS_REGION_CONFIG = "aws.region";
 	public static final String AWS_REGION_DOC = "Define AWS region.";
 	public static final String AWS_REGION_DISPLAY = "Region";
@@ -223,16 +228,25 @@ public static ConfigDef baseConfigDef() {
 						SRC_INIT_SYNC_DELAY_DEFAULT,
 						ConfigDef.Importance.LOW,
 						SRC_INIT_SYNC_DELAY_DOC,
-						CONNECTOR_GROUP, 2,
+						CONNECTOR_GROUP, 4,
 						ConfigDef.Width.MEDIUM,
 						SRC_INIT_SYNC_DELAY_DISPLAY)
 
+				.define(SRC_INIT_SYNC_ENABLE_CONFIG,
+						ConfigDef.Type.BOOLEAN,
+						SRC_INIT_SYNC_ENABLE_DEFAULT,
+						ConfigDef.Importance.LOW,
+						SRC_INIT_SYNC_ENABLE_DOC,
+						CONNECTOR_GROUP, 3,
+						ConfigDef.Width.MEDIUM,
+						SRC_INIT_SYNC_ENABLE_DISPLAY)
+
 				.define(REDISCOVERY_PERIOD_CONFIG,
 						ConfigDef.Type.LONG,
 						REDISCOVERY_PERIOD_DEFAULT,
 						ConfigDef.Importance.LOW,
 						REDISCOVERY_PERIOD_DOC,
-						CONNECTOR_GROUP, 4,
+						CONNECTOR_GROUP, 5,
 						ConfigDef.Width.MEDIUM,
 						REDISCOVERY_PERIOD_DISPLAY)
 				;
@@ -289,6 +303,10 @@ public int getInitSyncDelay() {
 		return (int)get(SRC_INIT_SYNC_DELAY_CONFIG);
 	}
 
+	public boolean getInitSyncEnable() {
+		return getBoolean(SRC_INIT_SYNC_ENABLE_CONFIG);
+	}
+
 	public String getDynamoDBServiceEndpoint() {
 		return getString(AWS_DYNAMODB_SERVICE_ENDPOINT_CONFIG);
 	}
diff --git a/source/src/main/java/com/trustpilot/connector/dynamodb/DynamoDBSourceTask.java b/source/src/main/java/com/trustpilot/connector/dynamodb/DynamoDBSourceTask.java
index 9ca3693..22997f6 100644
--- a/source/src/main/java/com/trustpilot/connector/dynamodb/DynamoDBSourceTask.java
+++ b/source/src/main/java/com/trustpilot/connector/dynamodb/DynamoDBSourceTask.java
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public class DynamoDBSourceTask extends SourceTask {
     private SourceInfo sourceInfo;
     private TableDescription tableDesc;
     private int initSyncDelay;
+    private boolean initSyncEnabled = false;
 
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     //Used by Confluent platform to initialize connector
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ public void start(Map<String, String> configProperties) {
         tableDesc = client.describeTable(config.getTableName()).getTable();
 
         initSyncDelay = config.getInitSyncDelay();
+        initSyncEnabled = config.getInitSyncEnable();
 
         LOGGER.debug("Getting offset for table: {}", tableDesc.getTableName());
         setStateFromOffset();
@@ -163,7 +165,11 @@ private void setStateFromOffset() {
         } else {
             LOGGER.debug("No stored offset found for table: {}", tableDesc.getTableName());
             sourceInfo = new SourceInfo(tableDesc.getTableName(), clock);
-            sourceInfo.startInitSync(); // InitSyncStatus always needs to run after adding new table
+            if (initSyncEnabled) {
+                sourceInfo.startInitSync(); // InitSyncStatus always needs to run after adding new table
+            } else{
+                sourceInfo.initSyncStatus = InitSyncStatus.FINISHED;
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -296,7 +302,7 @@ private List<SourceRecord> sync() throws Exception {
                 //
                 // NOTE2: KCL worker reads from multiple shards at the same time in a loop.
                 // Which means that there can be messages from various time instances (before and after init sync start instance).
-                if (isPreInitSyncRecord(arrivalTimestamp)) {
+                if (initSyncEnabled && isPreInitSyncRecord(arrivalTimestamp)) {
                     LOGGER.debug(
                             "Dropping old record to prevent another INIT_SYNC. ShardId: {} " +
                                     "ApproximateArrivalTimestamp: {} CurrentTime: {}",
@@ -315,7 +321,7 @@ private List<SourceRecord> sync() throws Exception {
                 // * connector was down for some time
                 // * connector is lagging
                 // * connector failed to finish init sync in acceptable time frame
-                if (recordIsInDangerZone(arrivalTimestamp)) {
+                if (initSyncEnabled && recordIsInDangerZone(arrivalTimestamp)) {
                     sourceInfo.startInitSync();
 
                     LOGGER.info(