Hi @jrstaatsiii
Unfortunately, there is no way to automatically update the field, the field asks you to sync whenever you are updating, that is most likely cause of the problem.
If you are interested in automatic syncing you could have a look at this article that might help.
https://jessepearson.net/2015/03/automatically-update-advanced-custom-field-field-groups-via-json/
https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/synchronized-json/
