diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 09b90c97..79d212df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 - Add balance display when offline
+- Add `Wallet::sync` method for sync cache update
+- Add `Wallet::register_sync` method for async cache update
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Change `connect` and `connect_with_status`to specify if cache sync is required
+- Change wallet to not sync automatically
 - Change spent notes to be in a different ColumnFamily
 - Change `StateClient::fetch_existing_nullifiers` to return empty data.
 - Change `fetch_notes` to use note's position instead of height [#190]
diff --git a/src/bin/command.rs b/src/bin/command.rs
index ccf93ab9..18bcb1f6 100644
--- a/src/bin/command.rs
+++ b/src/bin/command.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ impl Command {
     ) -> anyhow::Result<RunResult> {
         match self {
             Command::Balance { addr, spendable } => {
+                // don't check result of wallet sync, since we support offline
+                // balance
+                let _ = wallet.sync().await;
+
                 let addr = match addr {
                     Some(addr) => wallet.claim_as_address(addr)?,
                     None => wallet.default_address(),
@@ -227,6 +231,7 @@ impl Command {
                 gas_limit,
                 gas_price,
             } => {
+                wallet.sync().await?;
                 let sender = match sndr {
                     Some(addr) => wallet.claim_as_address(addr)?,
                     None => wallet.default_address(),
@@ -242,6 +247,7 @@ impl Command {
                 gas_limit,
                 gas_price,
             } => {
+                wallet.sync().await?;
                 let addr = match addr {
                     Some(addr) => wallet.claim_as_address(addr)?,
                     None => wallet.default_address(),
@@ -257,6 +263,7 @@ impl Command {
                 gas_limit,
                 gas_price,
             } => {
+                wallet.sync().await?;
                 let addr = match addr {
                     Some(addr) => wallet.claim_as_address(addr)?,
                     None => wallet.default_address(),
@@ -284,6 +291,7 @@ impl Command {
                 gas_limit,
                 gas_price,
             } => {
+                wallet.sync().await?;
                 let addr = match addr {
                     Some(addr) => wallet.claim_as_address(addr)?,
                     None => wallet.default_address(),
@@ -299,6 +307,7 @@ impl Command {
                 gas_limit,
                 gas_price,
             } => {
+                wallet.sync().await?;
                 let addr = match addr {
                     Some(addr) => wallet.claim_as_address(addr)?,
                     None => wallet.default_address(),
@@ -327,6 +336,7 @@ impl Command {
                 Ok(RunResult::ExportedKeys(pub_key, key_pair))
             }
             Command::History { addr } => {
+                wallet.sync().await?;
                 let addr = match addr {
                     Some(addr) => wallet.claim_as_address(addr)?,
                     None => wallet.default_address(),
diff --git a/src/bin/main.rs b/src/bin/main.rs
index b91d3a18..1245f167 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ async fn connect<F>(
     mut wallet: Wallet<F>,
     settings: &Settings,
     status: fn(&str),
-    cache_sync: bool,
 ) -> Wallet<F>
 where
     F: SecureWalletFile + std::fmt::Debug,
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ where
             &settings.state.to_string(),
             &settings.prover.to_string(),
             status,
-            cache_sync,
         )
         .await;
 
@@ -275,10 +273,7 @@ async fn exec() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         false => status::interactive,
     };
 
-    // if any command is provided, cache must by synced before any operation
-    let cache_sync = cmd.is_some();
-
-    wallet = connect(wallet, &settings, status_cb, cache_sync).await;
+    wallet = connect(wallet, &settings, status_cb).await;
 
     // run command
     match cmd {
@@ -331,6 +326,7 @@ async fn exec() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             RunResult::Create() | RunResult::Restore() => {}
         },
         None => {
+            wallet.register_sync().await?;
             interactive::run_loop(&mut wallet, &settings).await?;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/wallet.rs b/src/wallet.rs
index d5241424..ebfaf953 100644
--- a/src/wallet.rs
+++ b/src/wallet.rs
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ impl<F: SecureWalletFile + Debug> Wallet<F> {
         rusk_addr: S,
         prov_addr: S,
         status: fn(&str),
-        cache_sync: bool,
     ) -> Result<(), Error>
     where
         S: Into<String>,
@@ -273,17 +272,6 @@ impl<F: SecureWalletFile + Debug> Wallet<F> {
             status,
         )?;
 
-        if cache_sync {
-            if state_status.is_ok() {
-                state.sync().await?;
-            }
-        } else {
-            let (sync_tx, sync_rx) = flume::unbounded::<String>();
-            state.register_sync(sync_tx).await?;
-            // set sync reciever to notify successful sync
-            self.sync_rx = Some(sync_rx);
-        }
-
         // create wallet instance
         self.wallet = Some(WalletCore::new(self.store.clone(), state, prover));
 
@@ -293,6 +281,24 @@ impl<F: SecureWalletFile + Debug> Wallet<F> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Sync wallet state
+    pub async fn sync(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.connected_wallet().await?.state().sync().await
+    }
+
+    /// Helper function to register for async-sync outside of connect
+    pub async fn register_sync(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        match self.wallet.as_ref() {
+            Some(w) => {
+                let (sync_tx, sync_rx) = flume::unbounded::<String>();
+                w.state().register_sync(sync_tx).await?;
+                self.sync_rx = Some(sync_rx);
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            None => Err(Error::Offline),
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Checks if the wallet has an active connection to the network
     pub async fn is_online(&self) -> bool {
         match self.wallet.as_ref() {