diff --git a/lib/Service/SyncService.php b/lib/Service/SyncService.php
index 448f2e0b9..5de118a4f 100644
--- a/lib/Service/SyncService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/SyncService.php
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ public function sync(int $sync = self::SYNC_ALL): void {
 			$this->syncApps();
 		}
 
-		if ($this->shouldSync(self::SYNC_USERS, $sync)) {
+		// This is useless and too heavy on load
+		// we keep it available when running ./occ circles:sync --users
+		if ($sync === self::SYNC_USERS) {
 			$this->syncNextcloudUsers();
 		}