diff --git a/services/sync/modules/service.js b/services/sync/modules/service.js
index 27a8d418a7e9..394a1fbd223a 100644
--- a/services/sync/modules/service.js
+++ b/services/sync/modules/service.js
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ WeaveSvc.prototype = {
       return;
     }
 
-    let reason = this._checkSync([kSyncNotLoggedIn, kFirstSyncChoiceNotMade]);
+    let reason = this._checkSync([kSyncNotLoggedIn]);
 
     // Can't autoconnect if we're missing these values.
     if (!reason) {
diff --git a/services/sync/tests/unit/test_syncscheduler.js b/services/sync/tests/unit/test_syncscheduler.js
index 26dad75efd36..35ec63467e89 100644
--- a/services/sync/tests/unit/test_syncscheduler.js
+++ b/services/sync/tests/unit/test_syncscheduler.js
@@ -357,6 +357,43 @@ add_test(function test_sync_at_startup() {
   Service.delayedAutoConnect(0);
 });
 
+let timer;
+add_test(function test_no_autoconnect_during_wizard() {
+  let server = sync_httpd_setup();
+  setUp();
+
+  // Simulate the Sync setup wizard.
+  Svc.Prefs.set("firstSync", "notReady");
+
+  // Ensure we don't actually try to sync.
+  function onSyncStart() {
+    do_throw("Should not get here!");
+  }
+  Svc.Obs.add("weave:service:sync:start", onSyncStart);
+
+  // First wait >100ms (nsITimers can take up to that much time to fire, so
+  // we can account for the timer in delayedAutoconnect) and then two event
+  // loop ticks (to account for the Utils.nextTick() in _autoConnect).
+  let ticks = 2;
+  function wait() {
+    if (ticks) {
+      ticks -= 1;
+      Utils.nextTick(wait);
+      return;
+    }
+    Svc.Obs.remove("weave:service:sync:start", onSyncStart);
+
+    Svc.Prefs.resetBranch("");
+    SyncScheduler.setDefaults();
+    Clients.resetClient();
+
+    server.stop(run_next_test);    
+  }
+  timer = Utils.namedTimer(wait, 150, {}, "timer");
+
+  Service.delayedAutoConnect(0);
+});
+
 add_test(function test_idle_adjustSyncInterval() {
   // Confirm defaults.
   do_check_eq(SyncScheduler.idle, false);