diff --git a/servers/slapd/config.c b/servers/slapd/config.c
index 6964120e98..f2d3d225dd 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/config.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/config.c
@@ -3310,51 +3310,48 @@ parse_syncrepl_line(
 		} else if ( !strncasecmp( cargv[ i ],
 			INTERVALSTR, sizeof( INTERVALSTR ) - 1 ) )
 		{
+			char *hstr;
+			char *mstr;
+			char *dstr;
+			char *sstr;
+			int dd, hh, mm, ss;
 			val = cargv[ i ] + sizeof( INTERVALSTR );
-			if ( si->si_type == LDAP_SYNC_REFRESH_AND_PERSIST ) {
-				si->si_interval = 0;
-			} else {
-				char *hstr;
-				char *mstr;
-				char *dstr;
-				char *sstr;
-				int dd, hh, mm, ss;
-				dstr = val;
-				hstr = strchr( dstr, ':' );
-				if ( hstr == NULL ) {
-					fprintf( stderr, "Error: parse_syncrepl_line: "
-						"invalid interval \"%s\"\n", val );
-					return 1;
-				}
-				*hstr++ = '\0';
-				mstr = strchr( hstr, ':' );
-				if ( mstr == NULL ) {
-					fprintf( stderr, "Error: parse_syncrepl_line: "
-						"invalid interval \"%s\"\n", val );
-					return 1;
-				}
-				*mstr++ = '\0';
-				sstr = strchr( mstr, ':' );
-				if ( sstr == NULL ) {
-					fprintf( stderr, "Error: parse_syncrepl_line: "
-						"invalid interval \"%s\"\n", val );
-					return 1;
-				}
-				*sstr++ = '\0';
-
-				dd = atoi( dstr );
-				hh = atoi( hstr );
-				mm = atoi( mstr );
-				ss = atoi( sstr );
-				if (( hh > 24 ) || ( hh < 0 ) ||
-					( mm > 60 ) || ( mm < 0 ) ||
-					( ss > 60 ) || ( ss < 0 ) || ( dd < 0 )) {
-					fprintf( stderr, "Error: parse_syncrepl_line: "
-						"invalid interval \"%s\"\n", val );
-					return 1;
-				}
-				si->si_interval = (( dd * 24 + hh ) * 60 + mm ) * 60 + ss;
+			dstr = val;
+			hstr = strchr( dstr, ':' );
+			if ( hstr == NULL ) {
+				fprintf( stderr, "Error: parse_syncrepl_line: "
+					"invalid interval \"%s\"\n", val );
+				return 1;
 			}
+			*hstr++ = '\0';
+			mstr = strchr( hstr, ':' );
+			if ( mstr == NULL ) {
+				fprintf( stderr, "Error: parse_syncrepl_line: "
+					"invalid interval \"%s\"\n", val );
+				return 1;
+			}
+			*mstr++ = '\0';
+			sstr = strchr( mstr, ':' );
+			if ( sstr == NULL ) {
+				fprintf( stderr, "Error: parse_syncrepl_line: "
+					"invalid interval \"%s\"\n", val );
+				return 1;
+			}
+			*sstr++ = '\0';
+
+			dd = atoi( dstr );
+			hh = atoi( hstr );
+			mm = atoi( mstr );
+			ss = atoi( sstr );
+			if (( hh > 24 ) || ( hh < 0 ) ||
+				( mm > 60 ) || ( mm < 0 ) ||
+				( ss > 60 ) || ( ss < 0 ) || ( dd < 0 )) {
+				fprintf( stderr, "Error: parse_syncrepl_line: "
+					"invalid interval \"%s\"\n", val );
+				return 1;
+			}
+			si->si_interval = (( dd * 24 + hh ) * 60 + mm ) * 60 + ss;
+
 			if ( si->si_interval < 0 ) {
 				fprintf( stderr, "Error: parse_syncrepl_line: "
 					"invalid interval \"%ld\"\n",