diff --git a/src/main.d b/src/main.d
index 6bc0c112..d2819be2 100644
--- a/src/main.d
+++ b/src/main.d
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ int main(string[] args)
 							// we already tried three times in the performSync routine
 							// if we still have problems, then the sync handle might have
 							// gone stale and we need to re-initialize the sync engine
-							log.log("Pesistent connection errors, reinitializing connection");
+							log.log("Persistent connection errors, reinitializing connection");
 							sync.reset();
 						}
 					} catch (CurlException e) {
diff --git a/src/sync.d b/src/sync.d
index 05e93501..557b1714 100644
--- a/src/sync.d
+++ b/src/sync.d
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ final class SyncEngine
 		this.onedrive = onedrive;
 		this.itemdb = itemdb;
 		this.selectiveSync = selectiveSync;
-		session = UploadSession(onedrive, cfg.uploadStateFilePath);
+		// session = UploadSession(onedrive, cfg.uploadStateFilePath);
 	}
 
 	void reset()
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ final class SyncEngine
 			return;
 		}
 
+		session = UploadSession(onedrive, cfg.uploadStateFilePath);
+
 		// Need to catch 400 or 5xx server side errors at initialization
 		try {
 			oneDriveDetails	= onedrive.getDefaultDrive();