From a7d7301d336be430228338b0d10b456dc7946519 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Damien Elmes <gpg@ankiweb.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2023 12:29:58 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Fix sync status check blocking collection access

---
 qt/aqt/sync.py | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/qt/aqt/sync.py b/qt/aqt/sync.py
index 9c776dddd..af142d818 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/sync.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/sync.py
@@ -56,7 +56,12 @@ def get_sync_status(
             mw.pm.set_current_sync_url(out.new_endpoint)
         callback(out)
 
-    mw.taskman.run_in_background(lambda: mw.col.sync_status(auth), on_future_done)
+    mw.taskman.run_in_background(
+        lambda: mw.col.sync_status(auth),
+        on_future_done,
+        # The check quickly releases the collection, and we don't need to block other callers
+        uses_collection=False,
+    )
 
 
 def handle_sync_error(mw: aqt.main.AnkiQt, err: Exception) -> None: