diff --git a/components/ratgdo/ratgdo.cpp b/components/ratgdo/ratgdo.cpp
index 6af39b1..ab9ebfc 100644
--- a/components/ratgdo/ratgdo.cpp
+++ b/components/ratgdo/ratgdo.cpp
@@ -477,7 +477,10 @@ namespace ratgdo {
     {
         transmit(command);
         this->pref_.save(&this->rollingCodeCounter);
-        global_preferences->sync();
+        if (!this->lastSyncedRollingCodeCounter || this->rollingCodeCounter - this->lastSyncedRollingCodeCounter > 2) {
+            this->lastSyncedRollingCodeCounter = this->rollingCodeCounter;
+            global_preferences->sync();
+        }
     }
 
     void RATGDOComponent::register_child(RATGDOClient* obj)
diff --git a/components/ratgdo/ratgdo.h b/components/ratgdo/ratgdo.h
index 00a4552..0de83a9 100644
--- a/components/ratgdo/ratgdo.h
+++ b/components/ratgdo/ratgdo.h
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@ namespace ratgdo {
         void loop() override;
         void dump_config() override;
 
-        uint32_t rollingCodeCounter;
+        uint32_t rollingCodeCounter{ 0};
+        uint32_t lastSyncedRollingCodeCounter{ 0};
+
         uint16_t previousOpenings { 0 }; // number of times the door has been opened
-        uint16_t openings; // number of times the door has been opened
+        uint16_t openings{0}; // number of times the door has been opened
 
         uint8_t txRollingCode[CODE_LENGTH];
         uint8_t rxRollingCode[CODE_LENGTH];