diff --git a/src/servers/api/email/accounts.ts b/src/servers/api/email/accounts.ts
index 6457c0e4..13e10d8c 100644
--- a/src/servers/api/email/accounts.ts
+++ b/src/servers/api/email/accounts.ts
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ accountsRouter.post('/:id/sync', async (ctx) => {
 
   // Determine if this is a first sync or resync
   let isFirstSync = true;
-  if (account.provider === 'gmail') {
+  if (account.provider === 'gmail' && account.authType === 'oauth') {
     const db = openEmailDb(user.email);
     try {
       isFirstSync = !getSyncMeta(db, 'last_sync_at');
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ accountsRouter.post('/:id/sync', async (ctx) => {
 
   await updateEmailAccountStatus(id, 'queued');
 
-  const jobType = account.provider === 'gmail' ? 'gmail-sync' : 'email-sync';
+  // Gmail API sync needs OAuth; a gmail account with an app password syncs over IMAP instead.
+  const jobType = account.provider === 'gmail' && account.authType === 'oauth' ? 'gmail-sync' : 'email-sync';
 
   const job = await enqueueJob({
     lane: 'email',
diff --git a/src/servers/api/email/resync.ts b/src/servers/api/email/resync.ts
index 7333fb8e..5438a815 100644
--- a/src/servers/api/email/resync.ts
+++ b/src/servers/api/email/resync.ts
@@ -275,7 +275,8 @@ export async function performResync({ accountId, userEmail, userId }: ResyncPara
   const account = await getEmailAccount(accountId);
   if (!account || account.userId !== userId) throw new Error('Account not found');
 
-  if (account.provider === 'gmail') {
+  // Gmail API resync needs OAuth; a gmail account authed with an app password resyncs over IMAP.
+  if (account.provider === 'gmail' && account.authType === 'oauth') {
     return gmailResync(userEmail);
   }