diff --git a/src/admin/AdminPhotoMenu.tsx b/src/admin/AdminPhotoMenu.tsx
index 99a71b62..1b82aeda 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminPhotoMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminPhotoMenu.tsx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import IconGrSync from '@/components/icons/IconGrSync';
 import InsightsIndicatorDot from './insights/InsightsIndicatorDot';
 import IconFavs from '@/components/icons/IconFavs';
 import IconEdit from '@/components/icons/IconEdit';
+import { photoNeedsToBeSynced } from '@/photo/sync';
 
 export default function AdminPhotoMenu({
   photo,
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export default function AdminPhotoMenu({
       label: 'Sync',
       labelComplex: <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-2">
         <span>Sync</span>
-        {(photo.syncStatus.isOutdated || photo.syncStatus.isMissingAiText) &&
+        {photoNeedsToBeSynced(photo) &&
           <InsightsIndicatorDot
             colorOverride="blue"
             className="translate-y-[1.5px]"
diff --git a/src/admin/AdminPhotosTable.tsx b/src/admin/AdminPhotosTable.tsx
index 4bfbfa7e..937a70d4 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminPhotosTable.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminPhotosTable.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import DeletePhotoButton from './DeletePhotoButton';
 import { Timezone } from '@/utility/timezone';
 import IconHidden from '@/components/icons/IconHidden';
 import Tooltip from '@/components/Tooltip';
-import { photoHasSyncStatusText, photoSyncStatusText } from '@/photo/sync';
+import { photoNeedsToBeSynced, photoSyncStatusText } from '@/photo/sync';
 
 export default function AdminPhotosTable({
   photos,
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export default function AdminPhotosTable({
             )}>
               {<>
                 <PhotoDate {...{ photo, dateType, timezone }} />
-                {photoHasSyncStatusText(photo) &&
+                {photoNeedsToBeSynced(photo) &&
                   <Tooltip
                     content={photoSyncStatusText(photo)}
                     classNameTrigger={clsx(
diff --git a/src/photo/sync.ts b/src/photo/sync.ts
index 657bce5c..c1a4d910 100644
--- a/src/photo/sync.ts
+++ b/src/photo/sync.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export const generatePhotoSyncStatus = (photo: PhotoDb): PhotoSyncStatus => ({
   missingAiTextFields: getMissingAiTextFields(photo),
 });
 
-export const photoHasSyncStatusText = (photo: Photo) =>
+export const photoNeedsToBeSynced = (photo: Photo) =>
   photo.syncStatus.isOutdated ||
   photo.syncStatus.missingAiTextFields.length > 0;