diff --git a/src/admin/AdminAppMenu.tsx b/src/admin/AdminAppMenu.tsx
index ff3cbf2e..318041da 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminAppMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminAppMenu.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   PATH_ADMIN_CONFIGURATION,
   PATH_ADMIN_INSIGHTS,
   PATH_ADMIN_PHOTOS,
+  PATH_ADMIN_PHOTOS_SYNC,
   PATH_ADMIN_RECIPES,
   PATH_ADMIN_TAGS,
   PATH_ADMIN_UPLOADS,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import IconSignOut from '@/components/icons/IconSignOut';
 import IconLock from '@/components/icons/IconLock';
 import { IoMdCheckboxOutline } from 'react-icons/io';
 import Spinner from '@/components/Spinner';
+import IconBroom from '@/components/icons/IconBroom';
 
 export default function AdminAppMenu({
   active,
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ export default function AdminAppMenu({
 }) {
   const {
     photosCountTotal = 0,
+    photosCountNeedSync = 0,
     uploadsCount = 0,
     tagsCount = 0,
     recipesCount = 0,
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ export default function AdminAppMenu({
       annotation: `${uploadsCount}`,
       icon: <IconFolder
         size={16}
-        className="translate-y-[0.5px]"
+        className="translate-x-[1px] translate-y-[0.5px]"
       />,
       href: PATH_ADMIN_UPLOADS,
     });
@@ -121,7 +124,10 @@ export default function AdminAppMenu({
           size={18}
           className="translate-x-[-1px] translate-y-[0.5px]"
         />
-        : <IoMdCheckboxOutline size={17} className="translate-x-[-0.5px]" />,
+        : <IoMdCheckboxOutline
+          size={16}
+          className="translate-x-[-0.5px]"
+        />,
       href: PATH_GRID_INFERRED,
       action: () => {
         if (isSelecting) {
@@ -136,6 +142,17 @@ export default function AdminAppMenu({
       shouldPreventDefault: false,
     });
   }
+  if (photosCountNeedSync) {
+    items.push({
+      label: 'To Sync',
+      annotation: `${photosCountNeedSync}`,
+      icon: <IconBroom
+        size={17}
+        className="translate-y-[0.5px]"
+      />,
+      href: PATH_ADMIN_PHOTOS_SYNC,
+    });
+  }
 
   items.push({
     label: showAppInsightsLink
diff --git a/src/admin/AdminPhotosClient.tsx b/src/admin/AdminPhotosClient.tsx
index ac500d94..4e4cff08 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminPhotosClient.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminPhotosClient.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default function AdminPhotosClient({
                 />}
                 tooltip={(
                   pluralize(photosCountNeedsSync, 'photo') +
-                  ' needs sync'
+                  ' missing data or AI-generated text'
                 )}
                 className={clsx(
                   'text-blue-600 dark:text-blue-400',
diff --git a/src/admin/actions.ts b/src/admin/actions.ts
index 283a69cb..c108be96 100644
--- a/src/admin/actions.ts
+++ b/src/admin/actions.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ import { testDatabaseConnection } from '@/platforms/postgres';
 import { testStorageConnection } from '@/platforms/storage';
 import { APP_CONFIGURATION } from '@/app/config';
 import { getStorageUploadUrlsNoStore } from '@/platforms/storage/cache';
-import { getInsightsIndicatorStatus } from '@/admin/insights/server';
 import {
   getPhotosMeta,
   getUniqueTags,
   getUniqueRecipes,
+  getPhotosInNeedOfSyncCount,
 } from '@/photo/db/query';
+import {
+  getGitHubMetaForCurrentApp,
+  indicatorStatusForSignificantInsights,
+} from './insights';
 
 export type AdminData = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getAdminDataAction>>;
 
@@ -21,10 +25,11 @@ export const getAdminDataAction = async () =>
     const [
       photosCount,
       photosCountHidden,
+      photosCountNeedSync,
+      codeMeta,
       uploadsCount,
       tagsCount,
       recipesCount,
-      insightsIndicatorStatus,
     ] = await Promise.all([
       getPhotosMeta()
         .then(({ count }) => count)
@@ -32,6 +37,8 @@ export const getAdminDataAction = async () =>
       getPhotosMeta({ hidden: 'only' })
         .then(({ count }) => count)
         .catch(() => 0),
+      getPhotosInNeedOfSyncCount(),
+      getGitHubMetaForCurrentApp(),
       getStorageUploadUrlsNoStore()
         .then(urls => urls.length)
         .catch(e => {
@@ -44,9 +51,13 @@ export const getAdminDataAction = async () =>
       getUniqueRecipes()
         .then(recipes => recipes.length)
         .catch(() => 0),
-      getInsightsIndicatorStatus(),
     ]);
 
+    const insightsIndicatorStatus = indicatorStatusForSignificantInsights({
+      codeMeta,
+      photosCountNeedSync,
+    });
+
     const photosCountTotal = (
       photosCount !== undefined &&
       photosCountHidden !== undefined
@@ -57,12 +68,13 @@ export const getAdminDataAction = async () =>
     return {
       photosCount,
       photosCountHidden,
+      photosCountNeedSync,
       photosCountTotal,
       uploadsCount,
       tagsCount,
       recipesCount,
       insightsIndicatorStatus,
-    };
+    } as const;
   });
 
 const scanForError = (
diff --git a/src/admin/insights/AdminAppInsightsClient.tsx b/src/admin/insights/AdminAppInsightsClient.tsx
index 550d876e..a62bfb39 100644
--- a/src/admin/insights/AdminAppInsightsClient.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/insights/AdminAppInsightsClient.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import IconFocalLength from '@/components/icons/IconFocalLength';
 import IconTag from '@/components/icons/IconTag';
 import IconPhoto from '@/components/icons/IconPhoto';
 import { HiOutlineDocumentText } from 'react-icons/hi';
+import { ReactNode } from 'react';
 
 const DEBUG_COMMIT_SHA = '4cd29ed';
 const DEBUG_COMMIT_MESSAGE = 'Long commit message for debugging purposes';
@@ -131,6 +132,13 @@ export default function AdminAppInsightsClient({
     {codeMeta?.branch ?? TEMPLATE_REPO_BRANCH}
   </a>;
 
+  const renderTooltipContent = (content: ReactNode) =>
+    <Tooltip
+      content={content}
+      classNameTrigger="translate-y-[-1.5px] ml-2 h-3"
+      supportMobile
+    />;
+
   return (
     <ScoreCardContainer>
       {(codeMeta || debug) && <>
@@ -143,11 +151,9 @@ export default function AdminAppInsightsClient({
               />}
               content={<>
                 <span>Could not analyze source code</span>
-                <Tooltip
-                  content="Could not connect to GitHub API. Try refreshing."
-                  classNameTrigger="translate-y-[-1.5px] ml-2 h-3"
-                  supportMobile
-                />
+                {renderTooltipContent(
+                  'Could not connect to GitHub API. Try refreshing.',
+                )}
               </>}
             />}
           {((!codeMeta?.didError && noFork) || debug) &&
@@ -435,6 +441,9 @@ export default function AdminAppInsightsClient({
             )}
             {' '}
             to sync
+            {renderTooltipContent(<>
+              Missing data or AI&#8209;generated text
+            </>)}
           </>}
           expandPath={PATH_ADMIN_PHOTOS_SYNC}
         />}
diff --git a/src/admin/insights/index.ts b/src/admin/insights/index.ts
index 7837ea14..59aab3d9 100644
--- a/src/admin/insights/index.ts
+++ b/src/admin/insights/index.ts
@@ -99,9 +99,17 @@ export const getSignificantInsights = ({
   };
 };
 
-export const indicatorStatusForSignificantInsights = (
-  insights: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof getSignificantInsights>>,
-) => {
+export const indicatorStatusForSignificantInsights = ({
+  codeMeta,
+  photosCountNeedSync,
+}: Parameters<typeof getSignificantInsights>[0] & {
+  photosCountNeedSync: number
+}) => {
+  const insights = getSignificantInsights({
+    codeMeta,
+    photosCountNeedSync,
+  });
+
   const {
     forkBehind,
     noAiRateLimiting,
diff --git a/src/admin/insights/server.ts b/src/admin/insights/server.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 168c167b..00000000
--- a/src/admin/insights/server.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import { getPhotosInNeedOfSyncCount } from '@/photo/db/query';
-import {
-  getSignificantInsights,
-  indicatorStatusForSignificantInsights,
-} from '.';
-import { getGitHubMetaForCurrentApp } from '.';
-
-export const getInsightsIndicatorStatus = async () => {
-  const [
-    codeMeta,
-    photosCountNeedSync,
-  ] = await Promise.all([
-    getGitHubMetaForCurrentApp(),
-    getPhotosInNeedOfSyncCount(),
-  ]);
-  
-  const significantInsights = getSignificantInsights({
-    codeMeta,
-    photosCountNeedSync,
-  });
-
-  return indicatorStatusForSignificantInsights(significantInsights);
-};
diff --git a/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx b/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
index d5b3290a..832d1324 100644
--- a/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/state/AppStateProvider.tsx
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export default function AppStateProvider({
     if (userEmail) {
       storeAuthEmailCookie(userEmail);
     }
-  }, [userEmail, adminData]);
+  }, [userEmail]);
 
   const registerAdminUpdate = useCallback(() =>
     setAdminUpdateTimes(updates => [...updates, new Date()])