diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsNotifications.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsNotifications.java
index c78a71ad5f..09917306bb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsNotifications.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsNotifications.java
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsNotifications extends FragmentBase implements Shared
             @Override
             public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
                 prefs.edit().putBoolean("badge", checked).apply();
+                ServiceSynchronize.restart(compoundButton.getContext());
             }
         });
 
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsNotifications extends FragmentBase implements Shared
             @Override
             public void onCheckedChanged(CompoundButton compoundButton, boolean checked) {
                 prefs.edit().putBoolean("unseen_ignored", checked).apply();
+                ServiceSynchronize.restart(compoundButton.getContext());
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index 23cb5d2669..751c0dc351 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
             "sync_folders",
             "sync_shared_folders",
             "prefer_ip4", "standalone_vpn", "tcp_keep_alive", "ssl_harden", // force reconnect
-            "badge", "unseen_ignored", // force update badge/widget
             "experiments", "debug", "protocol", // force reconnect
             "auth_plain", "auth_login", "auth_ntlm", "auth_sasl" // force reconnect
     ));
@@ -2408,6 +2407,11 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
                             .setAction("watchdog"));
     }
 
+    static void restart(Context context) {
+        context.stopService(new Intent(context, ServiceSynchronize.class));
+        eval(context, "restart");
+    }
+
     private static void start(Context context, Intent intent) {
         if (isBackgroundService(context))
             context.startService(intent);