diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index 3f89604bd4..6ca97d0eef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
                         EntityLog.log(this, account.name + " backoff=" + backoff);
                         try {
                             state.acquire(backoff *
-                                    ("imap.gmail.com".equalsIgnoreCase(account.host) ? 1500L : 1000L));
+                                    ("imap.gmail.com".equalsIgnoreCase(account.host) ? 2000L : 1000L));
                         } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
                             Log.w(account.name + " backoff " + ex.toString());
                         }