diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Helper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Helper.java
index 4c43d90437..623d4ed950 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Helper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Helper.java
@@ -1672,11 +1672,13 @@ public class Helper {
     // Miscellaneous
 
     static void gc() {
-        Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
-        try {
-            Thread.sleep(50);
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
+        if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
+            Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(50);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
         }
     }