diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityBase.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityBase.java
index 2cb8ecb6e9..424442e044 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityBase.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ActivityBase.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package eu.faircode.email;
 
 import android.Manifest;
 import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
+import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
@@ -340,6 +341,25 @@ abstract class ActivityBase extends AppCompatActivity implements SharedPreferenc
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public ComponentName startService(Intent service) {
+        try {
+            return super.startService(service);
+        } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            Log.w(ex);
+            /*
+                Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Not allowed to start service Intent { act=clear:0 cmp=eu.faircode.email/.ServiceUI }: app is in background uid UidRecord{cb19b35 u0a286 TRNB idle change:uncached procs:1 proclist:1344, seq(0,0,0)}
+                        at android.app.ContextImpl.startServiceCommon(ContextImpl.java:1666)
+                        at android.app.ContextImpl.startService(ContextImpl.java:1611)
+                        at android.content.ContextWrapper.startService(ContextWrapper.java:677)
+                        at android.content.ContextWrapper.startService(ContextWrapper.java:677)
+                        at eu.faircode.email.ActivityView.checkIntent(SourceFile:873)
+                        at eu.faircode.email.ActivityView.onResume(SourceFile:595)
+             */
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onSharedPreferenceChanged(SharedPreferences prefs, String key) {
         Log.i("Preference " + key + "=" + prefs.getAll().get(key));