diff --git a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user
index f1bfdc213..4a7b6f0da 100755
--- a/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user
+++ b/salt/common/tools/sbin/so-user
@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@ function syncElastic() {
 }
 
 function syncAll() {
+  if [[ -n "$STALE_MIN" ]]; then
+    staleCount=$(echo "select  from identity_credentials where updated_at >= Datetime('now', '-${STALE_MIN} minutes');" \
+      | sqlite3 "$databasePath")
+    if [[ "$staleCount" == "0" ]]; then
+      return 1
+    fi
+  fi
   syncElastic
 }
 
@@ -368,8 +375,7 @@ case "${operation}" in
     ;;
 
   "sync")
-    syncAll
-    echo "Synchronization complete"
+    syncAll && echo "Synchronization completed at $(date)"
     ;;
 
   "validate")
diff --git a/salt/soc/init.sls b/salt/soc/init.sls
index 18fda41da..5fe403934 100644
--- a/salt/soc/init.sls
+++ b/salt/soc/init.sls
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ soccustom:
     - mode: 600
     - template: jinja
 
+sosyncusers:
+  cron.present:
+    - user: root
+    - name: 'STALE_MIN=1 /usr/sbin/so-user sync &>> /opt/so/log/soc/sync.log'
+
 so-soc:
   docker_container.running:
     - image: {{ MANAGER }}:5000/{{ IMAGEREPO }}/so-soc:{{ VERSION }}