diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/app.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/app.py
index 0db1c10b6a..fc8558bdbc 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/app.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/app.py
@@ -84,19 +84,29 @@ class SyncServerWindow(QtWidgets.QDialog):
         self.pause_btn.setAutoDefault(False)
         self.pause_btn.setDefault(False)
         repres.message_generated.connect(self._update_message)
+        self.projects.message_generated.connect(self._update_message)
 
         self.representationWidget = repres
 
     def _on_project_change(self):
         if self.projects.current_project is None:
             return
+
         self.representationWidget.table_view.model().set_project(
             self.projects.current_project
         )
 
+        project_name = self.projects.current_project
+        if not self.sync_server.get_sync_project_setting(project_name):
+            self.projects.message_generated.emit(
+                "Project {} not active anymore".format(project_name))
+            self.projects.refresh()
+            return
+
     def showEvent(self, event):
         self.representationWidget.model.set_project(
             self.projects.current_project)
+        self.projects.refresh()
         self._set_running(True)
         super().showEvent(event)
 
diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/models.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/models.py
index c00c1d9d8b..5642c5b34a 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/models.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/models.py
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ class _SyncRepresentationModel(QtCore.QAbstractTableModel):
         """
         self._project = project
         self.sync_server.set_sync_project_settings()
+        # project might have been deactivated in the meantime
+        if not self.sync_server.get_sync_project_setting(project):
+            return
+
         self.active_site = self.sync_server.get_active_site(self.project)
         self.remote_site = self.sync_server.get_remote_site(self.project)
         self.refresh()
diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/widgets.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/widgets.py
index 22b33ca4c7..45537c1c2e 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/widgets.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/sync_server/tray/widgets.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class SyncProjectListWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         Lists all projects that are synchronized to choose from
     """
     project_changed = QtCore.Signal()
+    message_generated = QtCore.Signal(str)
 
     def __init__(self, sync_server, parent):
         super(SyncProjectListWidget, self).__init__(parent)
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ class SyncProjectListWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         self.current_project = None
         self.project_name = None
         self.local_site = None
+        self.remote_site = None
         self.icons = {}
 
     def _on_index_change(self, new_idx, _old_idx):
@@ -99,6 +101,11 @@ class SyncProjectListWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
         if project_name:
             self.local_site = self.sync_server.get_active_site(project_name)
+            self.remote_site = self.sync_server.get_remote_site(project_name)
+
+    def _can_edit(self):
+        """Returns true if some site is user local site, eg. could edit"""
+        return get_local_site_id() in (self.local_site, self.remote_site)
 
     def _get_icon(self, status):
         if not self.icons.get(status):
@@ -122,9 +129,7 @@ class SyncProjectListWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         menu = QtWidgets.QMenu(self)
         actions_mapping = {}
 
-        can_edit = self.model.can_edit
-
-        if can_edit:
+        if self._can_edit():
             if self.sync_server.is_project_paused(self.project_name):
                 action = QtWidgets.QAction("Unpause")
                 actions_mapping[action] = self._unpause