diff --git a/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/SettingsFragment.java b/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/SettingsFragment.java
index e8c5808f..fb39dc32 100644
--- a/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/SettingsFragment.java
+++ b/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/SettingsFragment.java
@@ -264,12 +264,16 @@ public class SettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat {
 
     private void bindDataSyncPreferences(final PreferenceFragmentCompat prefFrag)
     {
-        String[] authorities = { "de.luhmer.owncloudnewsreader" };
-        Intent intentSyncSettings = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_SYNC_SETTINGS);
-        intentSyncSettings.putExtra(Settings.EXTRA_AUTHORITIES, authorities);
-
+        // String[] authorities = { "de.luhmer.owncloudnewsreader" };
+        // Intent intentSyncSettings = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_SYNC_SETTINGS);
+        // intentSyncSettings.putExtra(Settings.EXTRA_AUTHORITIES, authorities);
 
+        // String[] authorities = { "de.luhmer.owncloudnewsreader" };
+        // Intent intentSyncSettings = new Intent(Settings.ACTION_SYNC_SETTINGS);
+        // intentSyncSettings.putExtra(Settings.EXTRA_AUTHORITIES, authorities);
+        Intent intentSyncSettings = new Intent(getActivity(), SyncIntervalSelectorActivity.class);
         prefFrag.findPreference(PREF_SYNC_SETTINGS).setIntent(intentSyncSettings);
+
         //bindPreferenceSummaryToValue(prefFrag.findPreference(SP_MAX_ITEMS_SYNC));
         Preference clearCachePref = prefFrag.findPreference(EDT_CLEAR_CACHE);
         bindPreferenceSummaryToValue(prefFrag.findPreference(LV_CACHE_IMAGES_OFFLINE_STRING));
diff --git a/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/SyncIntervalSelectorActivity.java b/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/SyncIntervalSelectorActivity.java
index b5ae2b9f..d5efc5b4 100644
--- a/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/SyncIntervalSelectorActivity.java
+++ b/News-Android-App/src/main/java/de/luhmer/owncloudnewsreader/SyncIntervalSelectorActivity.java
@@ -96,13 +96,11 @@ public class SyncIntervalSelectorActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
     public static void setAccountSyncInterval(Context context, SharedPreferences mPrefs) {
         int minutes = mPrefs.getInt(SYNC_INTERVAL_IN_MINUTES_STRING, 0);
 
-        if(minutes != 0) {
-            long SYNC_INTERVAL = minutes * SECONDS_PER_MINUTE;
-
-            AccountManager mAccountManager = AccountManager.get(context);
-            Account[] accounts = mAccountManager.getAccountsByType(AccountGeneral.ACCOUNT_TYPE);
-            for (Account account : accounts) {
-
+        AccountManager mAccountManager = AccountManager.get(context);
+        Account[] accounts = mAccountManager.getAccountsByType(AccountGeneral.ACCOUNT_TYPE);
+        for (Account account : accounts) {
+            if (minutes != 0) {
+                long SYNC_INTERVAL = minutes * SECONDS_PER_MINUTE;
                 ContentResolver.setSyncAutomatically(account, AccountGeneral.ACCOUNT_TYPE, true);
 
                 Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
@@ -111,6 +109,9 @@ public class SyncIntervalSelectorActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
                         AccountGeneral.ACCOUNT_TYPE,
                         bundle,
                         SYNC_INTERVAL);
+
+            } else {
+                ContentResolver.setSyncAutomatically(account, AccountGeneral.ACCOUNT_TYPE, false);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 2a536716..d10e3d9e 100644
--- a/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/News-Android-App/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     <string name="auto_sync_string">Auto sync</string>
     <string name="app_name" translatable="false">News</string>
-    <string name="title_activity_sync_interval_selector">Sync Interval Selector</string>
+    <string name="title_activity_sync_interval_selector">Sync Interval</string>
     <string name="title_activity_news_detail">NewsDetailActivity</string>
     <string name="empty_view_content">No items here</string>
     <string name="toast_GettingMoreItems">Download of more items started… Please wait.</string>
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@
     </string-array>
 
 
+    <string name="array_sync_interval_min_0">Never</string>
     <string name="array_sync_interval_min_5">5 Minutes</string>
     <string name="array_sync_interval_min_15">15 Minutes</string>
     <string name="array_sync_interval_min_30">30 Minutes</string>
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@
     <string name="array_sync_interval_hour_24">24 Hours</string>
 
     <string-array name="array_sync_interval" translatable="false">
+        <item>@string/array_sync_interval_min_0</item>
         <item>@string/array_sync_interval_min_5</item>
         <item>@string/array_sync_interval_min_15</item>
         <item>@string/array_sync_interval_min_30</item>
@@ -430,6 +432,7 @@
         <item>@string/array_sync_interval_hour_24</item>
     </string-array>
     <string-array name="array_sync_interval_values" translatable="false">
+        <item>0</item>
         <item>5</item>
         <item>15</item>
         <item>30</item>