diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 44a7d859..a89452c3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "tqdm>=4.67.1",
     "aiofiles>=24.1.0",
     "requests>=2.32.3",
+    "sqlalchemy>=2.0.36",
 ]
 
 # Local dependencies for development
diff --git a/syftbox/client/plugins/sync/manager.py b/syftbox/client/plugins/sync/manager.py
index 9b4f3576..58aae756 100644
--- a/syftbox/client/plugins/sync/manager.py
+++ b/syftbox/client/plugins/sync/manager.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def __init__(self, context: SyftBoxContextInterface, health_check_interval: int
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         self.consumer = SyncConsumer(context=self.context, queue=self.queue, local_state=self.local_state)
 
-        self.sync_interval = 1  # seconds
+        self.sync_interval = 0.0001  # seconds
         self.thread: Optional[Thread] = None
         self.is_stop_requested = False
         self.sync_run_once = False
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index aadca7e1..13298b60 100644
--- a/uv.lock
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