diff --git a/includes/classes/IndexHelper.php b/includes/classes/IndexHelper.php
index 05eedc1a20..21a90f8188 100644
--- a/includes/classes/IndexHelper.php
+++ b/includes/classes/IndexHelper.php
@@ -822,6 +822,7 @@ protected function index_cleanup() {
 		$current_sync_item = $this->index_meta['current_sync_item'];
 
 		$this->index_meta['current_sync_item'] = null;
+		$this->index_meta['offset']            = 0;
 
 		if ( $current_sync_item['failed'] ) {
 			if ( ! empty( $current_sync_item['blog_id'] ) && defined( 'EP_IS_NETWORK' ) && EP_IS_NETWORK ) {
@@ -844,8 +845,6 @@ protected function index_cleanup() {
 			$this->output( $message, 'warning' );
 		}
 
-		$this->index_meta['offset'] = 0;
-
 		if ( ! empty( $current_sync_item['blog_id'] ) && defined( 'EP_IS_NETWORK' ) && EP_IS_NETWORK ) {
 			$message = sprintf(
 				/* translators: 1: indexable (plural), 2: Blog ID, 3: number of synced objects */