diff --git a/.changeset/shiny-chefs-repeat.md b/.changeset/shiny-chefs-repeat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e23eb221b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/shiny-chefs-repeat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@latticexyz/store-sync": patch
+---
+
+Fixed an issue where the sync progress was not moving to "live" when synced from the MUD indexer's live logs API.
diff --git a/packages/store-sync/src/createStoreSync.ts b/packages/store-sync/src/createStoreSync.ts
index 8b672d32a0..b152661591 100644
--- a/packages/store-sync/src/createStoreSync.ts
+++ b/packages/store-sync/src/createStoreSync.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   mergeMap,
   throwError,
   mergeWith,
+  ignoreElements,
 } from "rxjs";
 import { debug as parentDebug } from "./debug";
 import { SyncStep } from "./SyncStep";
@@ -283,6 +284,9 @@ export async function createStoreSync({
       debug("falling back to streaming logs from ETH RPC");
       return storedEthRpcLogs$;
     }),
+    // subscribe to `latestBlockNumber$` so the sync progress is updated
+    // but don't merge/emit anything
+    mergeWith(latestBlockNumber$.pipe(ignoreElements())),
     tap(async ({ logs, blockNumber }) => {
       debug("stored", logs.length, "logs for block", blockNumber);
       lastBlockNumberProcessed = blockNumber;