diff --git a/src/main/java/org/avniproject/etl/controller/backgroundJob/EtlJobController.java b/src/main/java/org/avniproject/etl/controller/backgroundJob/EtlJobController.java
index 61cc1e5..0bd9db3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/avniproject/etl/controller/backgroundJob/EtlJobController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/avniproject/etl/controller/backgroundJob/EtlJobController.java
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ public ResponseEntity createJob(@RequestBody JobScheduleRequest jobScheduleReque
 
         JobDetailImpl jobDetail = getJobDetail(jobScheduleRequest, organisationIdentity, organisationIdentitiesInGroup);
         scheduler.addJob(jobDetail, false);
+        if (jobScheduleRequest.getJobGroup().equals(JobGroup.Sync)) {
+            Trigger triggerForFirstRun = getHigherPriorityTriggerForFirstRun(jobScheduleRequest, jobDetail);
+            scheduler.scheduleJob(triggerForFirstRun);
+        }
         Trigger trigger = getTrigger(jobScheduleRequest, jobDetail);
         scheduler.scheduleJob(trigger);
         logger.info(String.format("%s type job Scheduled for %s:%s", jobScheduleRequest.getJobGroup(), jobScheduleRequest.getJobEntityType(), jobScheduleRequest.getEntityUUID()));
@@ -97,10 +101,27 @@ private ResponseEntity<String> validateRequest(JobScheduleRequest jobScheduleReq
         return null;
     }
 
-    private Trigger getTrigger(JobScheduleRequest jobScheduleRequest, JobDetailImpl jobDetail) {
-        SimpleScheduleBuilder scheduleBuilder = simpleSchedule().withIntervalInMinutes(jobScheduleRequest.getJobGroup().equals(JobGroup.Sync) ? scheduledJobConfig.getSyncRepeatIntervalInMinutes() : scheduledJobConfig.getMediaAnalysisRepeatIntervalInMinutes()).repeatForever();
+    private Trigger getHigherPriorityTriggerForFirstRun(JobScheduleRequest jobScheduleRequest, JobDetailImpl jobDetail) {
+        Trigger trigger = newTrigger()
+                .withIdentity(scheduledJobConfig.getTriggerKey(jobScheduleRequest.getEntityUUID() + "run1", jobScheduleRequest.getJobGroup()))
+                .forJob(jobDetail)
+                .startAt(DateTimeUtil.nowPlusSeconds(5))
+                .withPriority(6) //higher than default (5)
+                .build();
+        return trigger;
+    }
 
-        Trigger trigger = newTrigger().withIdentity(scheduledJobConfig.getTriggerKey(jobScheduleRequest.getEntityUUID(), jobScheduleRequest.getJobGroup())).forJob(jobDetail).withSchedule(scheduleBuilder).startAt(DateTimeUtil.nowPlusSeconds(5)).build();
+    private Trigger getTrigger(JobScheduleRequest jobScheduleRequest, JobDetailImpl jobDetail) {
+        int repeatIntervalMinutes = jobScheduleRequest.getJobGroup().equals(JobGroup.Sync) ? scheduledJobConfig.getSyncRepeatIntervalInMinutes() : scheduledJobConfig.getMediaAnalysisRepeatIntervalInMinutes();
+        int startAtNowPlusSeconds = jobScheduleRequest.getJobGroup().equals(JobGroup.Sync) ? repeatIntervalMinutes * 60 : 5;
+        SimpleScheduleBuilder scheduleBuilder = simpleSchedule().withIntervalInMinutes(repeatIntervalMinutes).repeatForever();
+
+        Trigger trigger = newTrigger()
+                .withIdentity(scheduledJobConfig.getTriggerKey(jobScheduleRequest.getEntityUUID(), jobScheduleRequest.getJobGroup()))
+                .forJob(jobDetail)
+                .withSchedule(scheduleBuilder)
+                .startAt(DateTimeUtil.nowPlusSeconds(startAtNowPlusSeconds))
+                .build();
         return trigger;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/avniproject/etl/domain/quartz/ScheduledJobRun.java b/src/main/java/org/avniproject/etl/domain/quartz/ScheduledJobRun.java
index 7251666..982ce5c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/avniproject/etl/domain/quartz/ScheduledJobRun.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/avniproject/etl/domain/quartz/ScheduledJobRun.java
@@ -35,12 +35,11 @@ public class ScheduledJobRun {
     public static ScheduledJobRun create(JobDetail jobDetail, Trigger trigger) {
         ScheduledJobRun scheduledJobRun = new ScheduledJobRun();
         scheduledJobRun.jobName = jobDetail.getKey().getName();
-        scheduledJobRun.startedAt = trigger.getNextFireTime();
+        scheduledJobRun.startedAt = new Date();
         return scheduledJobRun;
     }
 
     public void ended(JobExecutionException jobException, Trigger trigger) {
-        this.startedAt = trigger.getPreviousFireTime();
         this.endedAt = new Date();
         if (jobException != null)
             errorMessage = ExceptionUtil.getStackTraceAsString(getAppException(jobException));