ClientResponse.Timer does not work if the first page is skipped in Sitecore Wizard

Question

So I have

private void BeginSynchronization()
{
    JobOptions options = new JobOptions("X", "Y", Sitecore.Context.Site.Name, this, "Synchronize");

    Job job = JobManager.Start(options);

    JobHandle.Value = job.Handle.ToString();            

    // start client pipeline to check progress             
    Sitecore.Context.ClientPage.ClientResponse.Timer("CheckStatus", 500);            
}

Whether the first page of the wizard is skipped or not the Synchronize method runs but if the first page of the wizard is skipped the CheckStatus method does not run and the UI does not update. I have tried wrapping it in a try catch but no exception is thrown?