diff --git a/native/profile/profile-screen.react.js b/native/profile/profile-screen.react.js
--- a/native/profile/profile-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/profile/profile-screen.react.js
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
   dmOperationSpecificationTypes,
 } from 'lib/shared/dm-ops/dm-op-types.js';
 import { useProcessAndSendDMOperation } from 'lib/shared/dm-ops/process-dm-ops.js';
-import { useFarcasterConversationsSync } from 'lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js';
 import type { LogOutResult } from 'lib/types/account-types.js';
 import type { DMCreateThreadOperation } from 'lib/types/dm-ops';
 import { thickThreadTypes } from 'lib/types/thread-types-enum.js';
 import { type CurrentUserInfo } from 'lib/types/user-types.js';
-import { useCurrentUserFID } from 'lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js';
+import {
+  useCurrentUserFID,
+  useSetFarcasterDCsLoaded,
+} from 'lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js';
 import {
   useDispatchActionPromise,
   type DispatchActionPromise,
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@
   +onCreateDMThread: () => Promise<void>,
   +currentUserFID: ?string,
   +usingRestoreFlow: boolean,
-  +farcasterConversationsSync: (limit: number) => Promise<void>,
+  +farcasterConversationsSync: () => void,
   +supportsFarcasterDCs: boolean,
 };
 
@@ -286,11 +288,11 @@
       );
     }
     let farcaster;
-    if (staffCanSee && this.props.supportsFarcasterDCs) {
+    if (this.props.supportsFarcasterDCs) {
       farcaster = (
         <>
           <ProfileRow
-            content="Farcaster DCs integration sync"
+            content="Synchronize Farcaster conversations"
             onPress={this.onPressFarcasterConversationsSync}
           />
         </>
@@ -563,7 +565,7 @@
   };
 
   onPressFarcasterConversationsSync = () => {
-    void this.props.farcasterConversationsSync(Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
+    void this.props.farcasterConversationsSync();
   };
 
   onPressDebugLogs = () => {
@@ -638,7 +640,10 @@
     }, [checkIfPrimaryDevice]);
 
     const usingRestoreFlow = useIsRestoreFlowEnabled();
-    const syncFarcasterConversations = useFarcasterConversationsSync();
+    const setDCsLoaded = useSetFarcasterDCsLoaded();
+    const syncFarcasterConversations = React.useCallback(() => {
+      setDCsLoaded(false);
+    }, [setDCsLoaded]);
     const supportsFarcasterDCs = useIsFarcasterDCsIntegrationEnabled();
 
     return (
diff --git a/web/settings/account-settings.react.js b/web/settings/account-settings.react.js
--- a/web/settings/account-settings.react.js
+++ b/web/settings/account-settings.react.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
   type OutboundDMOperationSpecification,
 } from 'lib/shared/dm-ops/dm-op-types.js';
 import { useProcessAndSendDMOperation } from 'lib/shared/dm-ops/process-dm-ops.js';
-import { useFarcasterConversationsSync } from 'lib/shared/farcaster/farcaster-hooks.js';
 import { IdentityClientContext } from 'lib/shared/identity-client-context.js';
 import { useTunnelbroker } from 'lib/tunnelbroker/tunnelbroker-context.js';
 import type { DMCreateThreadOperation } from 'lib/types/dm-ops.js';
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@
   createOlmSessionsWithOwnDevices,
   getContentSigningKey,
 } from 'lib/utils/crypto-utils.js';
+import { useSetFarcasterDCsLoaded } from 'lib/utils/farcaster-utils.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import {
   useIsFarcasterDCsIntegrationEnabled,
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@
     [pushModal],
   );
 
-  const syncFarcasterConversations = useFarcasterConversationsSync();
-  const syncConversations = React.useCallback(() => {
-    return syncFarcasterConversations(Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY);
-  }, [syncFarcasterConversations]);
+  const setDCsLoaded = useSetFarcasterDCsLoaded();
+  const syncFarcasterConversations = React.useCallback(() => {
+    setDCsLoaded(false);
+  }, [setDCsLoaded]);
 
   if (!currentUserInfo || currentUserInfo.anonymous) {
     return null;
@@ -287,16 +287,16 @@
   }
 
   let farcaster;
-  if (staffCanSee && supportsFarcasterDCs) {
+  if (supportsFarcasterDCs) {
     farcaster = (
       <div className={css.preferencesContainer}>
-        <h4 className={css.preferencesHeader}>Farcaster menu</h4>
+        <h4 className={css.preferencesHeader}>Farcaster</h4>
         <div className={css.content}>
           <ul>
             <li>
-              <span>Farcaster DCs integration</span>
-              <Button variant="text" onClick={syncConversations}>
-                <p className={css.buttonText}>Sync</p>
+              <span>Farcaster conversations</span>
+              <Button variant="text" onClick={syncFarcasterConversations}>
+                <p className={css.buttonText}>Synchronize</p>
               </Button>
             </li>
           </ul>