diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerAutoUpdate.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerAutoUpdate.java
index 703aa8a392..2a5772fe2a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerAutoUpdate.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerAutoUpdate.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class WorkerAutoUpdate extends Worker {
                                 .setConstraints(new Constraints.Builder()
                                         .setRequiredNetworkType(NetworkType.CONNECTED).build());
                 WorkManager.getInstance(context)
-                        .enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(getName(), ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.UPDATE, builder.build());
+                        .enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(getName(), ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.KEEP, builder.build());
                 Log.i("Queued " + getName());
             } else {
                 Log.i("Cancelling " + getName());
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerCleanup.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerCleanup.java
index 059f6e71c2..4a55685274 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerCleanup.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerCleanup.java
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ public class WorkerCleanup extends Worker {
                                 .setInitialDelay(CLEANUP_INTERVAL, TimeUnit.HOURS)
                                 .build();
                 WorkManager.getInstance(context)
-                        .enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(getName(), ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.UPDATE, workRequest);
+                        .enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(getName(), ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.KEEP, workRequest);
 
                 Log.i("Queued " + getName());
             } else {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java
index 9a195f2308..3bed00d52d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class WorkerDailyRules extends Worker {
                         new PeriodicWorkRequest.Builder(WorkerDailyRules.class, 1, TimeUnit.DAYS)
                                 .setInitialDelay(delay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
                 WorkManager.getInstance(context)
-                        .enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(getName(), ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.UPDATE, builder.build());
+                        .enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(getName(), ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.KEEP, builder.build());
                 EntityLog.log(context, EntityLog.Type.Rules, "Queued " + getName());
             } else {
                 EntityLog.log(context, EntityLog.Type.Rules, "Cancelling " + getName());
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerSync.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerSync.java
index 0507505ede..bf7c8fd4e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerSync.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerSync.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class WorkerSync extends Worker {
                                 .setConstraints(new Constraints.Builder()
                                         .setRequiredNetworkType(NetworkType.CONNECTED).build());
                 WorkManager.getInstance(context)
-                        .enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(getName(), ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.UPDATE, builder.build());
+                        .enqueueUniquePeriodicWork(getName(), ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy.KEEP, builder.build());
                 Log.i("Queued " + getName());
             } else {
                 EntityLog.log(context, EntityLog.Type.Cloud,