diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceExternal.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceExternal.java
index 32387d49c3..d5421f04a7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceExternal.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceExternal.java
@@ -69,7 +69,14 @@ public class ServiceExternal extends ServiceBase {
     public void onCreate() {
         Log.i("Service external create");
         super.onCreate();
-        startForeground(NotificationHelper.NOTIFICATION_EXTERNAL, getNotification());
+        try {
+            startForeground(NotificationHelper.NOTIFICATION_EXTERNAL, getNotification());
+        } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            if (Helper.isPlayStoreInstall())
+                Log.i(ex);
+            else
+                Log.e(ex);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -92,7 +99,14 @@ public class ServiceExternal extends ServiceBase {
             Log.logExtras(intent);
 
             super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
-            startForeground(NotificationHelper.NOTIFICATION_EXTERNAL, getNotification());
+            try {
+                startForeground(NotificationHelper.NOTIFICATION_EXTERNAL, getNotification());
+            } catch (Throwable ex) {
+                if (Helper.isPlayStoreInstall())
+                    Log.i(ex);
+                else
+                    Log.e(ex);
+            }
 
             if (intent == null)
                 return START_NOT_STICKY;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSend.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSend.java
index e05a575af8..775b194286 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSend.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSend.java
@@ -106,7 +106,14 @@ public class ServiceSend extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences.OnShar
     public void onCreate() {
         EntityLog.log(this, "Service send create");
         super.onCreate();
-        startForeground(NotificationHelper.NOTIFICATION_SEND, getNotificationService(false));
+        try {
+            startForeground(NotificationHelper.NOTIFICATION_SEND, getNotificationService(false));
+        } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            if (Helper.isPlayStoreInstall())
+                Log.i(ex);
+            else
+                Log.e(ex);
+        }
 
         SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
         retry_max = prefs.getInt("send_retry_max", RETRY_MAX_DEFAULT);
@@ -241,7 +248,14 @@ public class ServiceSend extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences.OnShar
     @Override
     public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
         super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
-        startForeground(NotificationHelper.NOTIFICATION_SEND, getNotificationService(false));
+        try {
+            startForeground(NotificationHelper.NOTIFICATION_SEND, getNotificationService(false));
+        } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            if (Helper.isPlayStoreInstall())
+                Log.i(ex);
+            else
+                Log.e(ex);
+        }
 
         Log.i("Send intent=" + intent);
         Log.logExtras(intent);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index 1ace9f8552..5aab6dac04 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -205,8 +205,10 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
                 startForeground(NotificationHelper.NOTIFICATION_SYNCHRONIZE,
                         getNotificationService(null, null));
             } catch (Throwable ex) {
-                Log.e(ex);
-                stopSelf();
+                if (Helper.isPlayStoreInstall())
+                    Log.i(ex);
+                else
+                    Log.e(ex);
             }
 
         isOptimizing = Boolean.FALSE.equals(Helper.isIgnoringOptimizations(this));
@@ -1114,8 +1116,15 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
             if (isBackgroundService(this))
                 stopForeground(true);
             else
-                startForeground(NotificationHelper.NOTIFICATION_SYNCHRONIZE,
-                        getNotificationService(null, null));
+                try {
+                    startForeground(NotificationHelper.NOTIFICATION_SYNCHRONIZE,
+                            getNotificationService(null, null));
+                } catch (Throwable ex) {
+                    if (Helper.isPlayStoreInstall())
+                        Log.i(ex);
+                    else
+                        Log.e(ex);
+                }
 
             if (action != null) {
                 switch (action.split(":")[0]) {
@@ -3549,7 +3558,10 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
             else
                 ContextCompat.startForegroundService(context, intent);
         } catch (Throwable ex) {
-            Log.e(ex);
+            if (Helper.isPlayStoreInstall())
+                Log.i(ex);
+            else
+                Log.e(ex);
         }
     }