diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index ae0cf6bb53..733fab3514 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -93,15 +93,9 @@ class BookkeepingApplication {
                 const ccdbSynchronizer = new CcdbSynchronizer(ccdbConfig.runInfoUrl);
                 this.scheduledProcessesManager.schedule(
                     // Sync runs a few sync period ago in case some synchronization failed
-                    async () => {
-                        try {
-                            await ccdbSynchronizer.syncFirstAndLastTf(new Date(Date.now() - ccdbConfig.synchronizationPeriod * 5));
-                        } catch (e) {
-                            this._logger.errorMessage(`Failed to synchronize runs first and last TF:\n ${e.stack}`);
-                        }
-                    },
+                    () => ccdbSynchronizer.syncFirstAndLastTf(new Date(Date.now() - ccdbConfig.synchronizationPeriod * 5)),
                     {
-                        wait: 3 * 1000,
+                        wait: 10 * 1000,
                         every: ccdbConfig.synchronizationPeriod,
                     },
                 );
diff --git a/lib/config/services.js b/lib/config/services.js
index 87c6dfb9b4..052f4a79b8 100644
--- a/lib/config/services.js
+++ b/lib/config/services.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ exports.services = {
 
     ccdb: {
         enableSynchronization: CCDB_ENABLE_SYNCHRONIZATION?.toLowerCase() === 'true',
-        synchronizationPeriod: Number(CCDB_SYNCHRONIZATION_PERIOD) || 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1h in milliseconds
+        synchronizationPeriod: Number(CCDB_SYNCHRONIZATION_PERIOD) || 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000, // 1d in milliseconds
         runInfoUrl: CCDB_RUN_INFO_URL,
     },
 };
diff --git a/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/ccdb/CcdbSynchronizer.js b/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/ccdb/CcdbSynchronizer.js
index 7a9ee7e160..3acb210468 100644
--- a/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/ccdb/CcdbSynchronizer.js
+++ b/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/ccdb/CcdbSynchronizer.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { getGoodPhysicsRunsWithMissingTfTimestamps } = require('../../services/run/getRunsMissingTfTimestamps.js');
 const { runService } = require('../../services/run/RunService.js');
+const { LogManager } = require('@aliceo2/web-ui');
 
 /**
  * Synchronizer for CCDB data
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ class CcdbSynchronizer {
      * @param {string} runInfoUrl the CCDB URL where run information is to be retrieved
      */
     constructor(runInfoUrl) {
+        this._logger = LogManager.getLogger(CcdbSynchronizer.name);
         this._runInfoUrl = runInfoUrl;
     }
 
@@ -20,14 +22,21 @@ class CcdbSynchronizer {
      * @return {Promise<void>} resolves once all runs have been updated
      */
     async syncFirstAndLastTf(synchronizeAfter) {
-        const runs = await getGoodPhysicsRunsWithMissingTfTimestamps(synchronizeAfter);
+        try {
+            this._logger.debugMessage('Starting to sync runs TF with CCDB');
+            const runNumbers = (await getGoodPhysicsRunsWithMissingTfTimestamps(synchronizeAfter)).map(({ runNumber }) => runNumber);
+            this._logger.debugMessage(`Runs to sync: ${runNumbers.join(', ')}`);
 
-        for (const { runNumber } of runs) {
-            const timeframes = await this._getRunStartAndEndTimeframes(runNumber);
+            for (const runNumber of runNumbers) {
+                const timeframes = await this._getRunStartAndEndTimeframes(runNumber);
 
-            if (timeframes.firstTfTimestamp || timeframes.lastTfTimestamp) {
-                await runService.update({ runNumber }, { runPatch: timeframes });
+                if (timeframes.firstTfTimestamp || timeframes.lastTfTimestamp) {
+                    await runService.update({ runNumber }, { runPatch: timeframes });
+                }
             }
+            this._logger.debugMessage('Synchronization of TF done');
+        } catch (e) {
+            this._logger.errorMessage(`Synchronization failed:\n ${e.stack}`);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/monalisa/MonAlisaClient.js b/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/monalisa/MonAlisaClient.js
index 77e8e93d90..4c528a0bb3 100644
--- a/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/monalisa/MonAlisaClient.js
+++ b/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/monalisa/MonAlisaClient.js
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class MonAlisaClient {
 
     /**
      * Get data passes from MonAlisa associated with at least one data pass
-     * @return {{properties: SimulationPass, associations: SimulationPassAssociations}[]} simulation passes list
+     * @return {Promise<{properties: SimulationPass, associations: SimulationPassAssociations}[]>} simulation passes list
      */
     async getSimulationPasses() {
         const payload = await this._fetchSimulationPasses();
diff --git a/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/monalisa/MonAlisaSynchronizer.js b/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/monalisa/MonAlisaSynchronizer.js
index 4494451720..6acafd32cf 100644
--- a/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/monalisa/MonAlisaSynchronizer.js
+++ b/lib/server/externalServicesSynchronization/monalisa/MonAlisaSynchronizer.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class MonAlisaSynchronizer {
      */
     async _synchronizeDataPassesFromMonAlisa() {
         try {
+            this._logger.debugMessage('Starting synchronization of Data Passes');
             const descriptionToLastSeenAndIdAndStatus = await this._getAllDataPassVersionsLastSeenAndIdAndLastStatus();
             const allMonAlisaDataPassesVersions = await this._monAlisaInterface.getDataPassesVersions();
             const monAlisaDataPassesVersionsToBeUpdated = allMonAlisaDataPassesVersions
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ class MonAlisaSynchronizer {
      */
     async _synchronizeSimulationPassesFromMonAlisa() {
         try {
+            this._logger.debugMessage('Starting synchronization of Simulation Passes');
             const simulationPasses = await this._monAlisaInterface.getSimulationPasses();
             for (const simulationPass of simulationPasses) {
                 try {