diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67cd7a8a0d2..e68a2147364 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "code-oss-dev",
   "version": "1.53.0",
-  "distro": "14d443d2e9005079e015f35a75d3bb0798c80a36",
+  "distro": "ef4e25f8dccec71b96ee8c6d0a770f1e53bcf84c",
   "author": {
     "name": "Microsoft Corporation"
   },
@@ -225,4 +225,4 @@
     "elliptic": "^6.5.3",
     "nwmatcher": "^1.4.4"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vs/code/browser/workbench/workbench.ts b/src/vs/code/browser/workbench/workbench.ts
index bc70b9b99c2..1ed7feec97b 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/browser/workbench/workbench.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/browser/workbench/workbench.ts
@@ -503,20 +503,17 @@ class WindowIndicator implements IWindowIndicator {
 	const settingsSyncOptions: ISettingsSyncOptions | undefined = config.settingsSyncOptions ? {
 		enabled: config.settingsSyncOptions.enabled,
 		enablementHandler: (enablement) => {
-			// Handle enablement only if settings sync is enabled by default
-			if (config.settingsSyncOptions?.enabled) {
-				let queryString = `settingsSync=${enablement ? 'true' : 'false'}`;
+			let queryString = `settingsSync=${enablement ? 'true' : 'false'}`;
 
-				// Save all other query params we might have
-				const query = new URL(document.location.href).searchParams;
-				query.forEach((value, key) => {
-					if (key !== 'settingsSync') {
-						queryString += `&${key}=${value}`;
-					}
-				});
+			// Save all other query params we might have
+			const query = new URL(document.location.href).searchParams;
+			query.forEach((value, key) => {
+				if (key !== 'settingsSync') {
+					queryString += `&${key}=${value}`;
+				}
+			});
 
-				window.location.href = `${window.location.origin}?${queryString}`;
-			}
+			window.location.href = `${window.location.origin}?${queryString}`;
 		}
 	} : undefined;
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataSync/browser/userDataAutoSyncEnablementService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataSync/browser/userDataAutoSyncEnablementService.ts
index d0e5a506853..e8db74c6fee 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataSync/browser/userDataAutoSyncEnablementService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/userDataSync/browser/userDataAutoSyncEnablementService.ts
@@ -24,12 +24,9 @@ export class WebUserDataAutoSyncEnablementService extends UserDataAutoSyncEnable
 	setEnablement(enabled: boolean) {
 		if (this.enabled !== enabled) {
 			this.enabled = enabled;
-			if (this.workbenchEnvironmentService.options?.settingsSyncOptions) {
-				if (this.workbenchEnvironmentService.options.settingsSyncOptions?.enablementHandler) {
-					this.workbenchEnvironmentService.options.settingsSyncOptions.enablementHandler(this.enabled);
-				}
-			} else {
-				super.setEnablement(enabled);
+			super.setEnablement(enabled);
+			if (this.workbenchEnvironmentService.options?.settingsSyncOptions?.enablementHandler) {
+				this.workbenchEnvironmentService.options.settingsSyncOptions.enablementHandler(this.enabled);
 			}
 		}
 	}