diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9a251cc..ec7618f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "my-weekly-todo-list",
-  "version": "1.103.1",
+  "version": "1.103.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "my-weekly-todo-list",
-      "version": "1.103.1",
+      "version": "1.103.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@auth/prisma-adapter": "^2.11.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6b5532..e3733ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "my-weekly-todo-list",
-  "version": "1.103.1",
+  "version": "1.103.2",
   "description": "A web-based weekly task management application that organizes to-dos and calendar events in a single, intuitive weekly view",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/app/api/tasks/sync/route.ts b/src/app/api/tasks/sync/route.ts
index c9116c3..c7504a3 100644
--- a/src/app/api/tasks/sync/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/tasks/sync/route.ts
@@ -144,11 +144,8 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
                                 continue;
                             }
 
-                            const remoteUpdated = new Date(remote.updated);
-                            const localUpdated = localTask.lastSyncedAt || localTask.updatedAt;
-                            if (remoteUpdated <= localUpdated) continue;
-
-                            const updateData: any = { lastSyncedAt: new Date() };
+                            // Field-by-field reconciliation (see Outlook block for rationale).
+                            const updateData: any = {};
 
                             const remoteCompleted = remote.status === 'completed';
                             if (remoteCompleted !== localTask.completed) {
@@ -173,17 +170,13 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
                                 updateData.parentTaskId = null;
                             }
 
-                            if (Object.keys(updateData).length > 1) {
+                            if (Object.keys(updateData).length > 0) {
+                                updateData.lastSyncedAt = new Date();
                                 await prisma.task.update({
                                     where: { id: localTask.id },
                                     data: updateData
                                 });
                                 updated++;
-                            } else {
-                                await prisma.task.update({
-                                    where: { id: localTask.id },
-                                    data: { lastSyncedAt: new Date() }
-                                });
                             }
                         }
 
@@ -295,11 +288,13 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
                                 continue;
                             }
 
-                            const remoteUpdated = new Date(remote.lastModifiedDateTime);
-                            const localUpdated = localTask.lastSyncedAt || localTask.updatedAt;
-                            if (remoteUpdated <= localUpdated) continue;
-
-                            const updateData: any = { lastSyncedAt: new Date() };
+                            // Field-by-field reconciliation: always check each field and update if it
+                            // differs from remote. Local-side mutations are pushed eagerly via
+                            // /api/tasks PATCH, so a remote-side change is the authoritative source
+                            // when fields disagree at pull time. (A timestamp gate here was previously
+                            // too strict — bumping lastSyncedAt on no-op pulls hid genuine remote
+                            // changes such as the importance "star" being toggled in Outlook.)
+                            const updateData: any = {};
 
                             const remoteCompleted = isMsTodoTaskCompleted(remote.status);
                             if (remoteCompleted !== localTask.completed) {
@@ -332,17 +327,13 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
                                 updateData.scheduledDate = remoteDue;
                             }
 
-                            if (Object.keys(updateData).length > 1) {
+                            if (Object.keys(updateData).length > 0) {
+                                updateData.lastSyncedAt = new Date();
                                 await prisma.task.update({
                                     where: { id: localTask.id },
                                     data: updateData
                                 });
                                 updated++;
-                            } else {
-                                await prisma.task.update({
-                                    where: { id: localTask.id },
-                                    data: { lastSyncedAt: new Date() }
-                                });
                             }
                         }
 
diff --git a/src/components/WeeklyView.tsx b/src/components/WeeklyView.tsx
index 5bae63b..f00429e 100644
--- a/src/components/WeeklyView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/WeeklyView.tsx
@@ -2002,28 +2002,29 @@ export default function WeeklyView() {
         }
     }, []);
 
-    // Periodic pull-sync from external task providers (every 15 minutes)
+    // Pull-sync from external task providers: once on mount + every 15 minutes.
+    // The eager mount call makes remote-side changes (e.g. Outlook To-Do star)
+    // visible immediately on next page load instead of after a 15-minute wait.
     useEffect(() => {
         if (!session) return;
-        const interval = setInterval(
-            async () => {
-                try {
-                    const res = await fetch("/api/tasks/sync");
-                    if (res.ok) {
-                        const data = await res.json();
-                        if (data.updated > 0 || data.deleted > 0 || data.created > 0) {
-                            console.log(
-                                `[SYNC] Pulled ${data.updated} updates, ${data.deleted} deletions, ${data.created || 0} new tasks`,
-                            );
-                            fetchTasks();
-                        }
+        const runPullSync = async () => {
+            try {
+                const res = await fetch("/api/tasks/sync");
+                if (res.ok) {
+                    const data = await res.json();
+                    if (data.updated > 0 || data.deleted > 0 || data.created > 0) {
+                        console.log(
+                            `[SYNC] Pulled ${data.updated} updates, ${data.deleted} deletions, ${data.created || 0} new tasks`,
+                        );
+                        fetchTasks();
                     }
-                } catch (e) {
-                    console.error("[SYNC] Task sync error:", e);
                 }
-            },
-            15 * 60 * 1000,
-        );
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error("[SYNC] Task sync error:", e);
+            }
+        };
+        runPullSync();
+        const interval = setInterval(runPullSync, 15 * 60 * 1000);
         return () => clearInterval(interval);
     }, [session]);