Can't sync to Pavlovia unless runner window is open

When attempting to sync a project to Pavlovia in builder without the runner window open, I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\path\to\PsychoPy3\lib\site-packages\psychopy\app\builder\builder.py", line 1232, in onPavloviaSync
    retVal = pavlovia_ui.syncProject(parent=self, project=self.project)
  File "C:\path\to\PsychoPy3\lib\site-packages\psychopy\app\pavlovia_ui\project.py", line 497, in syncProject
    syncFrame = parent.app.runner.stdOut
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'stdOut'

This problem is immediately solved by clicking the "Send experiment to Runner" button and attempting to sync again.

I assume if you need the runner open to sync, it should automatically open, if you don't need it open then the sync should account for cases in which it isn't. Let me know if you need any more information. This is on the most recent release v2020.2.2