diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
index 628e76103a..26f655e1d2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ApplicationEx.java
@@ -378,6 +378,7 @@ public class ApplicationEx extends Application {
                 channel.enableVibration(jchannel.getBoolean("vibrate"));
 
                 Log.i("Creating channel=" + channel);
+                nm.deleteNotificationChannel(id);
                 nm.createNotificationChannel(channel);
             }
         }