diff --git a/docsgpt/worker.py b/docsgpt/worker.py
index 5e70393c..0e5242bb 100755
--- a/docsgpt/worker.py
+++ b/docsgpt/worker.py
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ def sync_worker(self, frequency):
     with db_readonly() as conn:
         result = conn.execute(
             sql_text(
-                "SELECT id, name, user_id, type, remote_data, retriever, connection_id "
+                "SELECT id, name, user_id, type, remote_data, retriever, connection_id, metadata "
                 "FROM sources WHERE sync_frequency = :freq"
             ),
             {"freq": frequency},
@@ -1549,6 +1549,23 @@ def sync_worker(self, frequency):
                 sync_counts["sync_skipped"] += 1
             continue
 
+        metadata = doc.get("metadata")
+        if isinstance(metadata, str):
+            try:
+                metadata = json.loads(metadata)
+            except ValueError:
+                metadata = {}
+        if (
+            doc.get("connection_id")
+            and isinstance(metadata, dict)
+            and metadata.get("sync_state") == "paused_reconnect"
+        ):
+            # An S3 or GitHub source whose connection needs reconnecting:
+            # it resumes when the owner reconnects, rather than failing (and
+            # notifying) on every schedule until then.
+            sync_counts["sync_skipped"] += 1
+            continue
+
         source_data = normalize_remote_data(source_type, doc.get("remote_data"))
         if not source_data:
             # No syncable URL/config — skip instead of dispatching a sync
diff --git a/tests/connectors/test_runtime.py b/tests/connectors/test_runtime.py
index cde70b67..3c53e415 100644
--- a/tests/connectors/test_runtime.py
+++ b/tests/connectors/test_runtime.py
@@ -239,6 +239,27 @@ class TestScheduledSync:
         assert counts["sync_dispatched"] == 1
         assert counts["sync_skipped"] == 1
 
+    def test_paused_repository_is_skipped_until_reconnected(self, pg_conn):
+        """A GitHub or S3 source paused for reconnect is not retried (and failed) on every schedule."""
+        from docsgpt import worker
+
+        cid = _connection(pg_conn, provider="github", status="reconnect_needed",
+                          secrets={"credentials": {"access_token": "revoked"}})
+        pg_conn.execute(text(
+            "INSERT INTO sources (user_id, name, type, sync_frequency, connection_id, remote_data, metadata) "
+            "VALUES ('alice', 'acme/api', 'github', 'daily', CAST(:c AS uuid), '{\"repo_url\": \"acme/api\"}', "
+            "'{\"sync_state\": \"paused_reconnect\"}')"
+        ), {"c": cid})
+
+        @contextmanager
+        def _yield():
+            yield pg_conn
+
+        with patch.object(worker, "db_readonly", _yield), patch.object(worker, "sync") as sync:
+            counts = worker.sync_worker(MagicMock(), "daily")
+        sync.assert_not_called()
+        assert counts["sync_skipped"] == 1
+
     def test_paused_connection_is_not_synced(self, pg_conn):
         from docsgpt import worker