diff --git a/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractHistoricalScrobbleClient.ts b/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractHistoricalScrobbleClient.ts
index 11d10a26..7b215e2f 100644
--- a/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractHistoricalScrobbleClient.ts
+++ b/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractHistoricalScrobbleClient.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export default abstract class AbstractHistoricalScrobbleClient extends AbstractS
         return closeTemporalPlays.map(x => x.play);
     }
 
-    protected abstract syncRecentHistoricalScrobbles(): Promise<PlayObject[]>;
+    protected abstract syncRecentHistoricalScrobbles(): Promise<[PlayObject[], boolean]>;
 
     protected async postInitialize(): Promise<void> {
         await super.postInitialize();
@@ -148,13 +148,21 @@ export default abstract class AbstractHistoricalScrobbleClient extends AbstractS
             if(shouldSync){
                 // pull latest plays into database
                 this.logger.info('Pulling latest scrobbles into historical database...');
-                const recent = await this.syncRecentHistoricalScrobbles();
+                const [recent, gapSynced] = await this.syncRecentHistoricalScrobbles();
                 if(recent.length > 0) {
                     await this.createHistoricalPlays(recent.map((x) => playToRepositoryCreatePlayHistoricalOpts({play: x})));
                     this.logger.verbose(`Added ${recent.length} upstream plays to historical plays`);
                 } else {
                     this.logger.verbose('Most recent plays are already in historical database!');
                 }
+                if(this.syncedReason.includes('component was inactive')) {
+                    if(gapSynced) {
+                        this.syncedReason = undefined;
+                        this.logger.verbose('Sync gap was verified filled by pulling latest scrobbles!');
+                    } else {
+                        this.logger.verbose('Pulling latest scrobbles did not fill inactivity period. You may want to run historical hydration again.');
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
         }).catch((e) => this.logger.warn(new Error('Failed to complete post-init historical database sync but continuing anyway', {cause: e})));
@@ -167,6 +175,9 @@ export default abstract class AbstractHistoricalScrobbleClient extends AbstractS
         const [synced, reason] = await this.getHistoricalScrobblesAreSynced();
         this.synced = synced;
         this.syncedReason = reason;
+        if(this.syncedReason !== undefined) {
+            this.logger.info(`Sync status is abnormal: ${this.syncedReason}`);
+        }
         if(imports.length > 0) {
             imports.sort((a, b) => sortByNewestDate(a.attemptedAt, b.attemptedAt));
             this.lastImport = imports[0].attemptedAt;
diff --git a/src/backend/scrobblers/RockskyScrobbler.ts b/src/backend/scrobblers/RockskyScrobbler.ts
index 6df46984..a7423ca9 100644
--- a/src/backend/scrobblers/RockskyScrobbler.ts
+++ b/src/backend/scrobblers/RockskyScrobbler.ts
@@ -242,14 +242,17 @@ export default class RockskyScrobbler extends AbstractHistoricalScrobbleClient {
         logger.info(`Completed CAR conversion: Result ${allGood ? 'OK' : 'Some Errors'} in ${durationToHuman(dayjs.duration(dayjs().diff(start)))} | Records ${count} | Persisted ${persisted}`)
     }
 
-    protected async syncRecentHistoricalScrobbles(): Promise<PlayObject[]> {
+    protected async syncRecentHistoricalScrobbles(): Promise<[PlayObject[], boolean]> {
         const recentPlays = await this.getScrobblesForTimeRange(undefined);
         const unseenPlays: PlayObject[] = [];
+        let syncGapFilled = false;
         for (const p of recentPlays) {
             if(!(await this.playsHistoricalRepo.hasByUid(p.meta.playId))) {
                 unseenPlays.push(p);
+            } else {
+                syncGapFilled = true;
             }
         }
-        return unseenPlays;
+        return [unseenPlays, syncGapFilled];
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/scrobblers/TealfmScrobbler.ts b/src/backend/scrobblers/TealfmScrobbler.ts
index bca55cac..d4aa55b1 100644
--- a/src/backend/scrobblers/TealfmScrobbler.ts
+++ b/src/backend/scrobblers/TealfmScrobbler.ts
@@ -291,15 +291,18 @@ export default class TealScrobbler extends AbstractHistoricalScrobbleClient {
         logger.info(`Completed CAR conversion: Result ${allGood ? 'OK' : 'Some Errors'} in ${durationToHuman(dayjs.duration(dayjs().diff(start)))} | Records ${count} | Persisted ${persisted}`)
     }
 
-    protected async syncRecentHistoricalScrobbles(): Promise<PlayObject[]> {
+    protected async syncRecentHistoricalScrobbles(): Promise<[PlayObject[], boolean]> {
         const recentPlays = await this.getScrobblesForTimeRange(undefined);
         const unseenPlays: PlayObject[] = [];
+        let syncGapFilled = false;
         for(const p of recentPlays) {
             if(!(await this.playsHistoricalRepo.hasByUid(p.meta.playId))) {
                 unseenPlays.push(p);
+            } else {
+                syncGapFilled = true;
             }
         }
-        return unseenPlays;
+        return [unseenPlays, syncGapFilled];
     }
 
 }