@@ -327,11 +327,12 @@
    (lambda ()
      (thread-sleep! 0.05) ;; delay for startup
      (let ((legacy-sync (common:legacy-sync-required))
 	   (debug-mode  (debug:debug-mode 1))
 	   (last-time   (current-seconds)))
-       (if (common:legacy-sync-recommended)
+       (if legacy-sync
+	;;	(common:legacy-sync-recommended))
 	   (let loop ()
 	     ;; sync for filesystem local db writes
 	     ;;
 	     (let ((start-time      (current-seconds))
 		   (servers-started (make-hash-table)))