diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitActions.ts
index de9a8af81e087..c0c7f616b76bb 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitActions.ts
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ export class SyncAction extends GitAction {
 
 		const config = this.configurationService.getConfiguration<IGitConfiguration>('git');
 
-		if (config.confirmSync && !window.confirm(nls.localize('sureSync', "Are you sure you want to synchronize your git repository?"))) {
+		if (config.confirmSync && !window.confirm(nls.localize('sureSync', "Synchronize will first pull and then push. Are you sure you want to synchronize your git repository?"))) {
 			return TPromise.as(null);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
index be281349722e7..3ec8eabaf44a9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/git/browser/gitWorkbenchContributions.ts
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ export function registerContributions(): void {
 			'git.confirmSync': {
 				type: 'boolean',
 				description: nls.localize('confirmSync', "Confirm before synchronizing git repositories."),
-				default: false
+				default: true
 			},
 			'git.countBadge': {
 				type: 'string',