diff --git a/firmware/controllers/engine_cycle/main_trigger_callback.cpp b/firmware/controllers/engine_cycle/main_trigger_callback.cpp
index a4d055289a..c5a4336638 100644
--- a/firmware/controllers/engine_cycle/main_trigger_callback.cpp
+++ b/firmware/controllers/engine_cycle/main_trigger_callback.cpp
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ bool noFiringUntilVvtSync(vvt_mode_e vvtMode) {
 	if (vvtMode == VVT_MAP_V_TWIN_ANOTHER) {
 		return true;
 	}
+	if (engineConfiguration->isPhaseSyncRequiredForIgnition) {
+		// in rare cases engines do not like random sequential mode
+		return true;
+	}
 
 	// Symmetrical crank modes require cam sync before firing
 	// non-symmetrical cranks can use faster spin-up mode (firing in wasted/batch before VVT sync)