diff --git a/modules/mod-cloud-audiocom/CloudProjectFileIOExtensions.cpp b/modules/mod-cloud-audiocom/CloudProjectFileIOExtensions.cpp
index bf58bdbc2ba0..40d64f5cc5cd 100644
--- a/modules/mod-cloud-audiocom/CloudProjectFileIOExtensions.cpp
+++ b/modules/mod-cloud-audiocom/CloudProjectFileIOExtensions.cpp
@@ -241,14 +241,16 @@ class IOExtension final : public ProjectFileIOExtension
          {
             auto project = weakProject.lock();
 
-            if (!project)
+            if (
+               !project ||
+               ProjectCloudExtension::Get(*project).IsFirstSyncDialogShown())
                return;
 
+            ProjectCloudExtension::Get(*project).SetFirstSyncDialogShown(true);
+
             const auto result =
                SyncSucceededDialog { project.get() }.ShowDialog();
 
-            ProjectCloudExtension::Get(*project).SetFirstSyncDialogShown(true);
-
             if (result == SyncSucceededDialog::ViewOnlineIdentifier())
                BasicUI::OpenInDefaultBrowser(audacity::ToWXString(
                   ProjectCloudExtension::Get(*project).GetCloudProjectPage()));