diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
index bc918ed211..443c051836 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Core.java
@@ -4076,8 +4076,8 @@ class Core {
             return networkState;
         }
 
-        void setBackoff(int seconds) {
-            this.backoff = seconds;
+        void setBackoff(int value) {
+            this.backoff = value;
         }
 
         int getBackoff() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
index a3b3345e5e..73690d3eaf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ServiceSynchronize.java
@@ -1555,13 +1555,8 @@ public class ServiceSynchronize extends ServiceBase implements SharedPreferences
                         EntityLog.log(ServiceSynchronize.this,
                                 account.name + " fast errors=" + errors +
                                         " last connected: " + new Date(account.last_connected));
-                        if (errors >= FAST_ERROR_COUNT) {
-                            int scale = errors - FAST_ERROR_COUNT + 1;
-                            int backoff = Math.max(CONNECT_BACKOFF_AlARM_START * scale, CONNECT_BACKOFF_AlARM_MAX);
-                            EntityLog.log(ServiceSynchronize.this,
-                                    account.name + " fast error backoff=" + backoff);
-                            state.setBackoff(backoff * 60);
-                        }
+                        if (errors >= FAST_ERROR_COUNT)
+                            state.setBackoff(CONNECT_BACKOFF_AlARM_START * 60);
                     }
 
                     // Report account connection error