diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSend.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSend.java
index 5719b97b03..d6138b7f14 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSend.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSend.java
@@ -753,8 +753,11 @@ public class ServiceSend extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences.OnShar
     }
 
     static void start(Context context) {
-        ContextCompat.startForegroundService(context,
-                new Intent(context, ServiceSend.class));
+        try {
+            ContextCompat.startForegroundService(context, new Intent(context, ServiceSend.class));
+        } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            Log.e(ex);
+        }
     }
 
     static void schedule(Context context, long delay) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index 8a6ae7fd76..2b07ef1fab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -2433,7 +2433,11 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
         if (isBackgroundService(context))
             context.startService(intent);
         else
-            ContextCompat.startForegroundService(context, intent);
+            try {
+                ContextCompat.startForegroundService(context, intent);
+            } catch (Throwable ex) {
+                Log.e(ex);
+            }
     }
 
     private static boolean isBackgroundService(Context context) {