diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java
index 5d32badd0a..3bed00d52d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerDailyRules.java
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public class WorkerDailyRules extends Worker {
                 delay = cal.getTimeInMillis() - now;
 
                 EntityLog.log(context, EntityLog.Type.Rules, "Queuing " + getName() + " delay=" + (delay / (60 * 1000L)) + "m");
+                WorkManager.getInstance(context).cancelUniqueWork(getName());
                 PeriodicWorkRequest.Builder builder =
                         new PeriodicWorkRequest.Builder(WorkerDailyRules.class, 1, TimeUnit.DAYS)
                                 .setInitialDelay(delay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerSync.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerSync.java
index 7a2e84fee3..bf7c8fd4e7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerSync.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WorkerSync.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public class WorkerSync extends Worker {
 
                 EntityLog.log(context, EntityLog.Type.Cloud,
                         "Queuing " + getName() + " delay=" + (delay / (60 * 1000L)) + "m");
+                WorkManager.getInstance(context).cancelUniqueWork(getName());
                 PeriodicWorkRequest.Builder builder =
                         new PeriodicWorkRequest.Builder(WorkerSync.class, 1, TimeUnit.DAYS)
                                 .setInitialDelay(delay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)