diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-parents-remain.md b/.changeset/lovely-parents-remain.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce8a80851b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-parents-remain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@farcaster/hubble": patch
+---
+
+fix: Handle sync status reporting properly
diff --git a/apps/hubble/src/cli.ts b/apps/hubble/src/cli.ts
index 7adb0fcaa4..b8a17c16e0 100644
--- a/apps/hubble/src/cli.ts
+++ b/apps/hubble/src/cli.ts
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ app
       }
 
       const numPeers = msgPercents.length;
-      if (!syncEngingStarted) {
+      if (syncEngingStarted === false && numPeers === 0) {
         logger.info("Sync Status: Getting blockchain events (Sync not started yet)");
       } else if (numPeers === 0) {
         logger.info("Sync Status: No peers");