diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/core/mode/BaseMode.java b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/core/mode/BaseMode.java
index d6a905953..55919011d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/core/mode/BaseMode.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xpipe/app/core/mode/BaseMode.java
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ public class BaseMode extends OperationMode {
                 },
                 () -> {
                     shellLoaded.await();
-                    AppMainWindow.loadingText("loadingGit");
                     DataStorageSyncHandler.getInstance().init();
+                    if (DataStorageSyncHandler.getInstance().supportsSync()) {
+                        AppMainWindow.loadingText("loadingGit");
+                    }
                     DataStorageSyncHandler.getInstance().retrieveSyncedData();
                     AppMainWindow.loadingText("loadingSettings");
                     AppPrefs.initSharedRemote();
diff --git a/version b/version
index 0cd4284d8..b4ac8e478 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16.0-17
+16.0-18