diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index a374741efb..ba47007de7 100644
--- a/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Source/NETworkManager/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -445,12 +445,12 @@ protected override async void OnContentRendered(EventArgs e)
 
         private void AfterContentRendered()
         {
+            // Load the profiles before the applications are loaded so that we can use them (e.g. for synchronization)
+            LoadProfiles();
+
             // Load application list, filter, sort, etc.
             LoadApplicationList();
 
-            // Load profiles
-            LoadProfiles();
-
             // Hide to tray after the window shows up... not nice, but otherwise the hotkeys do not work
             if (CommandLineManager.Current.Autostart && SettingsManager.Current.Autostart_StartMinimizedInTray)
                 HideWindowToTray();
@@ -1200,7 +1200,6 @@ protected override void OnSourceInitialized(EventArgs e)
             base.OnSourceInitialized(e);
 
             _hwndSoure = HwndSource.FromHwnd(new WindowInteropHelper(this).Handle);
-
             _hwndSoure?.AddHook(HwndHook);
 
             RegisterHotKeys();
diff --git a/Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/AWSSessionManagerHostViewModel.cs b/Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/AWSSessionManagerHostViewModel.cs
index 6c7a70797c..a0ec1e3985 100644
--- a/Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/AWSSessionManagerHostViewModel.cs
+++ b/Source/NETworkManager/ViewModels/AWSSessionManagerHostViewModel.cs
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@ public AWSSessionManagerHostViewModel(IDialogCoordinator instance)
             SettingsManager.Current.PropertyChanged += Current_PropertyChanged;
             SettingsManager.Current.AWSSessionManager_AWSProfiles.CollectionChanged += AWSSessionManager_AWSProfiles_CollectionChanged;
 
+            SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWS();
+
             _isLoading = false;
         }
 
@@ -446,7 +448,7 @@ private void EditGroupAction(object group)
             ProfileDialogManager.ShowEditGroupDialog(this, _dialogCoordinator, ProfileManager.GetGroup(group.ToString()));
         }
 
-        private bool SyncInstanceIDsFromAWS_CanExecute(object obj) => !IsSyncing && SettingsManager.Current.AWSSessionManager_EnableSyncInstanceIDsFromAWS;
+        private bool SyncInstanceIDsFromAWS_CanExecute(object obj) => !IsSyncing && IsSyncEnabled;
 
         public ICommand SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWSCommand => new RelayCommand(p => SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWSAction(), SyncInstanceIDsFromAWS_CanExecute);
 
@@ -523,14 +525,27 @@ private void CheckSettings()
             IsPowerShellConfigured = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(SettingsManager.Current.AWSSessionManager_ApplicationFilePath) && File.Exists(SettingsManager.Current.AWSSessionManager_ApplicationFilePath);
         }
 
+        private bool IsConfigured => IsAWSCLIInstalled && IsAWSSessionManagerPluginInstalled && IsPowerShellConfigured;
+
         private async Task SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWS()
-        {            
-            _log.Info("Sync all EC2 Instance(s) from AWS...");
+        {
+            if (!IsSyncEnabled)
+            {
+                _log.Info("Sync all EC2 instances from AWS is disabled in the settings.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _log.Info("Sync all EC2 instance(s) from AWS...");
 
-            // Check if prerequisites are met
-            if (!IsAWSCLIInstalled || !IsAWSSessionManagerPluginInstalled)
+            if (!IsConfigured)
             {
-                _log.Warn($"Prerequisites not met! AWS CLI installed {IsAWSCLIInstalled}. AWS Session Manager plugin installed {IsAWSSessionManagerPluginInstalled}");
+                _log.Warn($"Preconditions not met! AWS CLI installed {IsAWSCLIInstalled}. AWS Session Manager plugin installed {IsAWSSessionManagerPluginInstalled}. PowerShell configured {IsPowerShellConfigured}.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (IsSyncing)
+            {
+                _log.Info("Skip... Sync is already running!");
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -545,7 +560,7 @@ private async Task SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWS()
             }
             else
             {
-                _log.Warn("MainWindow is null!");
+                _log.Warn("Cannot find MainWindow because it is null!");
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -555,7 +570,7 @@ private async Task SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWS()
             {
                 if (!profile.IsEnabled)
                 {
-                    _log.Info($"Sync EC2 Instance(s) for AWS profile \"[{profile.Profile}\\{profile.Region}]\" is disabled! Skip...");
+                    _log.Info($"Skip AWS profile \"[{profile.Profile}\\{profile.Region}]\" because it is disabled!");
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -669,7 +684,7 @@ private async Task SyncInstanceIDsFromAWS(string profile, string region)
                 if (ProfileManager.GroupExists(groupName))
                     ProfileManager.RemoveGroup(ProfileManager.GetGroup(groupName));
 
-                _log.Info("No EC2 Instance(s) found!");             
+                _log.Info("No EC2 Instance(s) found!");
             }
             else
             {
@@ -873,7 +888,9 @@ public void OnViewVisible(bool fromSettings)
 
             RefreshProfiles();
 
-            if (!fromSettings && SettingsManager.Current.AWSSessionManager_EnableSyncInstanceIDsFromAWS)
+            // Do not synchronize If the view becomes visible again
+            // after the settings have been opened
+            if (!fromSettings)
                 SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWS();
         }
 
@@ -884,8 +901,7 @@ public void OnViewHide()
 
         public void OnProfileLoaded()
         {
-            if (SettingsManager.Current.AWSSessionManager_EnableSyncInstanceIDsFromAWS)
-                SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWS();
+            SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWS();
         }
 
         public void RefreshProfiles()
@@ -915,19 +931,16 @@ private void Current_PropertyChanged(object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
         {
             if (e.PropertyName == nameof(SettingsInfo.AWSSessionManager_EnableSyncInstanceIDsFromAWS))
             {
-                if (SettingsManager.Current.AWSSessionManager_EnableSyncInstanceIDsFromAWS)
+                IsSyncEnabled = SettingsManager.Current.AWSSessionManager_EnableSyncInstanceIDsFromAWS;
+
+                if (IsSyncEnabled)
                     SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWS();
                 else
                     RemoveDynamicGroups();
-                
-                IsSyncEnabled = SettingsManager.Current.AWSSessionManager_EnableSyncInstanceIDsFromAWS;
             }
 
             if (e.PropertyName == nameof(SettingsInfo.AWSSessionManager_SyncOnlyRunningInstancesFromAWS))
-            {
-                if (SettingsManager.Current.AWSSessionManager_EnableSyncInstanceIDsFromAWS)
-                    SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWS();
-            }
+                SyncAllInstanceIDsFromAWS();
 
             if (e.PropertyName == nameof(SettingsInfo.AWSSessionManager_ApplicationFilePath))
                 CheckSettings();