diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/api/sync/helpers/job.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/api/sync/helpers/job.ts
index 29860e8c90..ffbe417402 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/api/sync/helpers/job.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/lib/noco/meta/api/sync/helpers/job.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ export default async (
   const nestedRollupTbl: any[] = [];
   const ncSysFields = { id: 'ncRecordId', hash: 'ncRecordHash' };
   const storeLinks = false;
-  const skipAttachments = false;
   const ncLinkDataStore: any = {};
 
   const uniqueTableNameGen = getUniqueNameGenerator('sheet');
@@ -1315,7 +1314,7 @@ export default async (
           break;
 
         case UITypes.Attachment:
-          if (skipAttachments) rec[key] = null;
+          if (syncDB.options.syncLookup) rec[key] = null;
           else {
             const tempArr = [];
             for (const v of value) {