diff --git a/ReactNativeClient/lib/models/BaseItem.js b/ReactNativeClient/lib/models/BaseItem.js
index a6d62d16b..efa6a62d7 100644
--- a/ReactNativeClient/lib/models/BaseItem.js
+++ b/ReactNativeClient/lib/models/BaseItem.js
@@ -288,7 +288,19 @@ class BaseItem extends BaseModel {
 
 	static async serializeForSync(item) {
 		const ItemClass = this.itemClass(item);
-		let serialized = await ItemClass.serialize(item);
+		let shownKeys = ItemClass.fieldNames();
+		shownKeys.push('type_');
+
+		if (ItemClass.serializeForSyncExcludedKeys) {
+			const keys = ItemClass.serializeForSyncExcludedKeys();
+			for (let i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+				const idx = shownKeys.indexOf(keys[i]);
+				shownKeys.splice(idx, 1);
+			}
+		}
+
+		const serialized = await ItemClass.serialize(item, shownKeys);
+
 		if (!Setting.value('encryption.enabled') || !ItemClass.encryptionSupported()) {
 			// Normally not possible since itemsThatNeedSync should only return decrypted items
 			if (!!item.encryption_applied) throw new JoplinError('Item is encrypted but encryption is currently disabled', 'cannotSyncEncrypted');
@@ -312,7 +324,6 @@ class BaseItem extends BaseModel {
 
 		reducedItem.encryption_applied = 1;
 		reducedItem.encryption_cipher_text = cipherText;
-
 		return ItemClass.serialize(reducedItem)
 	}
 
diff --git a/ReactNativeClient/lib/models/Resource.js b/ReactNativeClient/lib/models/Resource.js
index 29a2aed2f..c83095abc 100644
--- a/ReactNativeClient/lib/models/Resource.js
+++ b/ReactNativeClient/lib/models/Resource.js
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ class Resource extends BaseItem {
 		return resource.id + extension;
 	}
 
+	static serializeForSyncExcludedKeys() {
+		return ['fetch_status', 'fetch_error'];
+	}
+
 	static friendlyFilename(resource) {
 		let output = safeFilename(resource.title); // Make sure not to allow spaces or any special characters as it's not supported in HTTP headers
 		if (!output) output = resource.id;