diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/debug/libfuzzer_fuzz.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/debug/libfuzzer_fuzz.rs
index 5dbfc48be..772903655 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/debug/libfuzzer_fuzz.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/debug/libfuzzer_fuzz.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ pub fn run(args: &clap::ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
         url: BlobContainerUrl::new(Url::parse("https://contoso.com/crashes")?)?,
     };
 
+    let ensemble_sync_delay = None;
+
     let config = Config {
         inputs,
         readonly_inputs,
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ pub fn run(args: &clap::ArgMatches) -> Result<()> {
         target_env,
         target_options,
         target_workers,
+        ensemble_sync_delay,
         common: CommonConfig {
             heartbeat_queue: None,
             instrumentation_key: None,
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/generator.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/generator.rs
index 055d513dd..6426527e2 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/generator.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/generator.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ pub struct GeneratorConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub check_retry_count: u64,
     pub rename_output: bool,
+    pub ensemble_sync_delay: Option<u64>,
     #[serde(flatten)]
     pub common: CommonConfig,
 }
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ pub async fn spawn(config: Arc<GeneratorConfig>) -> Result<(), Error> {
         dir.init_pull().await?;
     }
 
-    let sync_task = continuous_sync(&config.readonly_inputs, Pull, None);
+    let sync_task = continuous_sync(&config.readonly_inputs, Pull, config.ensemble_sync_delay);
     let crash_dir_monitor = config.crashes.monitor_results(new_result);
     let tester = Tester::new(
         &config.target_exe,
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/libfuzzer_fuzz.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/libfuzzer_fuzz.rs
index 13995029d..127f66712 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/libfuzzer_fuzz.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/libfuzzer_fuzz.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub target_env: HashMap<String, String>,
     pub target_options: Vec<String>,
     pub target_workers: Option<u64>,
+    pub ensemble_sync_delay: Option<u64>,
 
     #[serde(flatten)]
     pub common: CommonConfig,
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ impl LibFuzzerFuzzTask {
             let inputs = inputs.clone();
             dirs.extend(inputs);
         }
-        continuous_sync(&dirs, Pull, None).await
+        continuous_sync(&dirs, Pull, self.config.ensemble_sync_delay).await
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/supervisor.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/supervisor.rs
index a7f746a18..0d110464c 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/supervisor.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz-agent/src/tasks/fuzz/supervisor.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ pub struct SupervisorConfig {
     pub wait_for_files: Option<ContainerType>,
     pub stats_file: Option<String>,
     pub stats_format: Option<StatsFormat>,
+    pub ensemble_sync_delay: Option<u64>,
     #[serde(flatten)]
     pub common: CommonConfig,
 }
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ pub async fn spawn(config: SupervisorConfig) -> Result<(), Error> {
         }
     }
 
-    let continuous_sync_task = inputs.continuous_sync(Pull, None);
+    let continuous_sync_task = inputs.continuous_sync(Pull, config.ensemble_sync_delay);
 
     let process = start_supervisor(
         &runtime_dir.path(),
diff --git a/src/agent/onefuzz/src/syncdir.rs b/src/agent/onefuzz/src/syncdir.rs
index d7f094d78..37dc56a27 100644
--- a/src/agent/onefuzz/src/syncdir.rs
+++ b/src/agent/onefuzz/src/syncdir.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub enum SyncOperation {
 }
 
 const DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
-const DEFAULT_CONTINUOUS_SYNC_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
+const DEFAULT_CONTINUOUS_SYNC_DELAY_SECONDS: u64 = 60;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct SyncedDir {
@@ -70,9 +70,14 @@ impl SyncedDir {
     pub async fn continuous_sync(
         &self,
         operation: SyncOperation,
-        delay: Option<Duration>,
+        delay_seconds: Option<u64>,
     ) -> Result<()> {
-        let delay = delay.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_CONTINUOUS_SYNC_DELAY);
+        let delay_seconds = delay_seconds.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_CONTINUOUS_SYNC_DELAY_SECONDS);
+        if delay_seconds == 0 {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        let delay = Duration::from_secs(delay_seconds);
+
         loop {
             self.sync(operation).await?;
             delay_with_jitter(delay).await;
@@ -130,9 +135,15 @@ impl SyncedDir {
 pub async fn continuous_sync(
     dirs: &[SyncedDir],
     operation: SyncOperation,
-    delay: Option<Duration>,
+    delay_seconds: Option<u64>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let delay = delay.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_CONTINUOUS_SYNC_DELAY);
+    let delay_seconds = delay_seconds.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_CONTINUOUS_SYNC_DELAY_SECONDS);
+    if delay_seconds == 0 {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let delay = Duration::from_secs(delay_seconds);
+
     loop {
         for dir in dirs {
             dir.sync(operation).await?;
diff --git a/src/api-service/__app__/onefuzzlib/tasks/config.py b/src/api-service/__app__/onefuzzlib/tasks/config.py
index 0be3dc50f..d876646a4 100644
--- a/src/api-service/__app__/onefuzzlib/tasks/config.py
+++ b/src/api-service/__app__/onefuzzlib/tasks/config.py
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ def build_task_config(
     if TaskFeature.check_retry_count in definition.features:
         config.check_retry_count = task_config.task.check_retry_count or 0
 
+    if TaskFeature.ensemble_sync_delay in definition.features:
+        config.ensemble_sync_delay = task_config.task.ensemble_sync_delay
+
     return config
 
 
diff --git a/src/api-service/__app__/onefuzzlib/tasks/defs.py b/src/api-service/__app__/onefuzzlib/tasks/defs.py
index de5633a8e..0ca320b44 100644
--- a/src/api-service/__app__/onefuzzlib/tasks/defs.py
+++ b/src/api-service/__app__/onefuzzlib/tasks/defs.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ TASK_DEFINITIONS = {
             TaskFeature.target_env,
             TaskFeature.target_options,
             TaskFeature.target_workers,
+            TaskFeature.ensemble_sync_delay,
         ],
         vm=VmDefinition(compare=Compare.AtLeast, value=1),
         containers=[
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ TASK_DEFINITIONS = {
             TaskFeature.supervisor_input_marker,
             TaskFeature.wait_for_files,
             TaskFeature.stats_file,
+            TaskFeature.ensemble_sync_delay,
         ],
         vm=VmDefinition(compare=Compare.AtLeast, value=1),
         containers=[
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ TASK_DEFINITIONS = {
             TaskFeature.check_asan_log,
             TaskFeature.check_debugger,
             TaskFeature.check_retry_count,
+            TaskFeature.ensemble_sync_delay,
         ],
         vm=VmDefinition(compare=Compare.AtLeast, value=1),
         containers=[
diff --git a/src/cli/onefuzz/api.py b/src/cli/onefuzz/api.py
index d236eebbd..dd0287066 100644
--- a/src/cli/onefuzz/api.py
+++ b/src/cli/onefuzz/api.py
@@ -672,8 +672,15 @@ class Tasks(Endpoint):
         tags: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
         prereq_tasks: Optional[List[UUID]] = None,
         debug: Optional[List[enums.TaskDebugFlag]] = None,
+        ensemble_sync_delay: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> models.Task:
-        """ Create a task """
+        """
+        Create a task
+
+        :param bool ensemble_sync_delay: Specify duration between
+            syncing inputs during ensemble fuzzing (0 to disable).
+        """
+
         self.logger.debug("creating task: %s", task_type)
 
         job_id_expanded = self._disambiguate_uuid(
@@ -731,6 +738,7 @@ class Tasks(Endpoint):
                 check_asan_log=check_asan_log,
                 check_debugger=check_debugger,
                 check_retry_count=check_retry_count,
+                ensemble_sync_delay=ensemble_sync_delay,
             ),
             pool=models.TaskPool(count=vm_count, pool_name=pool_name),
             containers=containers_submit,
diff --git a/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/afl.py b/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/afl.py
index a48526724..9dc889eda 100644
--- a/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/afl.py
+++ b/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/afl.py
@@ -52,11 +52,14 @@ class AFL(Command):
         dryrun: bool = False,
         notification_config: Optional[NotificationConfig] = None,
         debug: Optional[List[TaskDebugFlag]] = None,
+        ensemble_sync_delay: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> Optional[Job]:
         """
         Basic AFL job
 
         :param Container afl_container: Specify the AFL container to use in the job
+        :param bool ensemble_sync_delay: Specify duration between
+            syncing inputs during ensemble fuzzing (0 to disable).
         """
 
         if existing_inputs:
@@ -65,6 +68,10 @@ class AFL(Command):
         if dryrun:
             return None
 
+        # disable ensemble sync if only one VM is used
+        if ensemble_sync_delay is None and vm_count == 1:
+            ensemble_sync_delay = 0
+
         self.logger.info("creating afl from template")
 
         target_options = target_options or ["{input}"]
@@ -146,6 +153,7 @@ class AFL(Command):
             task_wait_for_files=ContainerType.inputs,
             tags=helper.tags,
             debug=debug,
+            ensemble_sync_delay=ensemble_sync_delay,
         )
 
         report_containers = [
diff --git a/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/libfuzzer.py b/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/libfuzzer.py
index 2e80860a3..ce0e41835 100644
--- a/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/libfuzzer.py
+++ b/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/libfuzzer.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class Libfuzzer(Command):
         check_retry_count: Optional[int] = None,
         crash_report_timeout: Optional[int] = None,
         debug: Optional[List[TaskDebugFlag]] = None,
+        ensemble_sync_delay: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> None:
 
         fuzzer_containers = [
@@ -55,6 +56,11 @@ class Libfuzzer(Command):
             (ContainerType.inputs, containers[ContainerType.inputs]),
         ]
         self.logger.info("creating libfuzzer task")
+
+        # disable ensemble sync if only one VM is used
+        if ensemble_sync_delay is None and vm_count == 1:
+            ensemble_sync_delay = 0
+
         fuzzer_task = self.onefuzz.tasks.create(
             job.job_id,
             TaskType.libfuzzer_fuzz,
@@ -69,6 +75,7 @@ class Libfuzzer(Command):
             target_workers=target_workers,
             tags=tags,
             debug=debug,
+            ensemble_sync_delay=ensemble_sync_delay,
         )
 
         coverage_containers = [
@@ -146,8 +153,14 @@ class Libfuzzer(Command):
         dryrun: bool = False,
         notification_config: Optional[NotificationConfig] = None,
         debug: Optional[List[TaskDebugFlag]] = None,
+        ensemble_sync_delay: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> Optional[Job]:
-        """ Basic libfuzzer job """
+        """
+        Basic libfuzzer job
+
+        :param bool ensemble_sync_delay: Specify duration between
+            syncing inputs during ensemble fuzzing (0 to disable).
+        """
 
         # verify containers exist
         if existing_inputs:
@@ -213,6 +226,7 @@ class Libfuzzer(Command):
             crash_report_timeout=crash_report_timeout,
             check_retry_count=check_retry_count,
             debug=debug,
+            ensemble_sync_delay=ensemble_sync_delay,
         )
 
         self.logger.info("done creating tasks")
diff --git a/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/ossfuzz.py b/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/ossfuzz.py
index a16a3c22b..7830ad4f2 100644
--- a/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/ossfuzz.py
+++ b/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/ossfuzz.py
@@ -114,8 +114,14 @@ class OssFuzz(Command):
         sync_inputs: bool = False,
         notification_config: Optional[NotificationConfig] = None,
         debug: Optional[List[TaskDebugFlag]] = None,
+        ensemble_sync_delay: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> None:
-        """ OssFuzz style libfuzzer jobs """
+        """
+        OssFuzz style libfuzzer jobs
+
+        :param bool ensemble_sync_delay: Specify duration between
+            syncing inputs during ensemble fuzzing (0 to disable).
+        """
 
         fuzzers = sorted(glob.glob("*fuzzer"))
         if fuzzers:
@@ -236,6 +242,7 @@ class OssFuzz(Command):
                 target_env=target_env,
                 tags=helper.tags,
                 debug=debug,
+                ensemble_sync_delay=ensemble_sync_delay,
             )
             helpers.append(helper)
         base_helper.wait()
diff --git a/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/radamsa.py b/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/radamsa.py
index b6a25817d..1deeda216 100644
--- a/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/radamsa.py
+++ b/src/cli/onefuzz/templates/radamsa.py
@@ -48,8 +48,14 @@ class Radamsa(Command):
         dryrun: bool = False,
         notification_config: Optional[NotificationConfig] = None,
         debug: Optional[List[TaskDebugFlag]] = None,
+        ensemble_sync_delay: Optional[int] = None,
     ) -> Optional[Job]:
-        """ Basic radamsa job """
+        """
+        Basic radamsa job
+
+        :param bool ensemble_sync_delay: Specify duration between
+            syncing inputs during ensemble fuzzing (0 to disable).
+        """
 
         if inputs is None and existing_inputs is None:
             raise Exception("radamsa requires inputs")
@@ -57,6 +63,10 @@ class Radamsa(Command):
         if dryrun:
             return None
 
+        # disable ensemble sync if only one VM is used
+        if ensemble_sync_delay is None and vm_count == 1:
+            ensemble_sync_delay = 0
+
         self.logger.info("creating radamsa from template")
 
         helper = JobHelper(
@@ -162,6 +172,7 @@ class Radamsa(Command):
             tags=helper.tags,
             rename_output=rename_output,
             debug=debug,
+            ensemble_sync_delay=ensemble_sync_delay,
         )
 
         report_containers = [
diff --git a/src/pytypes/onefuzztypes/enums.py b/src/pytypes/onefuzztypes/enums.py
index 027444784..4dc2fe850 100644
--- a/src/pytypes/onefuzztypes/enums.py
+++ b/src/pytypes/onefuzztypes/enums.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class TaskFeature(Enum):
     check_asan_log = "check_asan_log"
     check_debugger = "check_debugger"
     check_retry_count = "check_retry_count"
+    ensemble_sync_delay = "ensemble_sync_delay"
 
 
 # Permissions for an Azure Blob Storage Container.
diff --git a/src/pytypes/onefuzztypes/models.py b/src/pytypes/onefuzztypes/models.py
index 1b4dfb335..6a7648cbe 100644
--- a/src/pytypes/onefuzztypes/models.py
+++ b/src/pytypes/onefuzztypes/models.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class TaskDetails(BaseModel):
     stats_format: Optional[StatsFormat]
     reboot_after_setup: Optional[bool]
     target_timeout: Optional[int]
+    ensemble_sync_delay: Optional[int]
 
     @validator("check_retry_count", allow_reuse=True)
     def validate_check_retry_count(cls, value: int) -> int:
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ class TaskUnitConfig(BaseModel):
     analyzer_options: Optional[List[str]]
     stats_file: Optional[str]
     stats_format: Optional[StatsFormat]
+    ensemble_sync_delay: Optional[int]
 
     # from here forwards are Container definitions.  These need to be inline
     # with TaskDefinitions and ContainerTypes