diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index 5ff5ed5..0ebecfe 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -101,9 +101,12 @@ impl LanguageServer for Backend {
     }
 
     async fn initialized(&self, _: InitializedParams) {
-        if self.should_sync() {
-            self.do_sync().await;
-        }
+        // FIXME: this causes the server to crash ONLY when used through
+        // Sublime Text's LSP framework.
+        //
+        // if self.should_sync() {
+        //    self.do_sync().await;
+        // }
         self.client
             .log_message(MessageType::INFO, "initialized!")
             .await;