diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Widget.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Widget.java
index ca4b965a0c..2db59eb2f3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Widget.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/Widget.java
@@ -134,11 +134,27 @@ public class Widget extends AppWidgetProvider {
             return;
         }
 
-        int[] appWidgetIds = appWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(new ComponentName(context, Widget.class));
-
-        Intent intent = new Intent(context, Widget.class);
-        intent.setAction(AppWidgetManager.ACTION_APPWIDGET_UPDATE);
-        intent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_IDS, appWidgetIds);
-        context.sendBroadcast(intent);
+        try {
+            int[] appWidgetIds = appWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(new ComponentName(context, Widget.class));
+
+            Intent intent = new Intent(context, Widget.class);
+            intent.setAction(AppWidgetManager.ACTION_APPWIDGET_UPDATE);
+            intent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_IDS, appWidgetIds);
+            context.sendBroadcast(intent);
+        } catch (Throwable ex) {
+            Log.e(ex);
+            /*
+                java.lang.RuntimeException: system server dead?
+                  at android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(AppWidgetManager.java:1053)
+                  at eu.faircode.email.Widget.update(SourceFile:111)
+                  at eu.faircode.email.ServiceSynchronize$6.onChanged(SourceFile:460)
+                  at eu.faircode.email.ServiceSynchronize$6.onChanged(SourceFile:439)
+                  at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.considerNotify(SourceFile:131)
+                  at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.dispatchingValue(SourceFile:149)
+                  at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.setValue(SourceFile:307)
+                  at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData$1.run(SourceFile:91)
+                Caused by: android.os.DeadObjectException
+             */
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnified.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnified.java
index b84cf4384a..4f0c35efb8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnified.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/WidgetUnified.java
@@ -107,8 +107,24 @@ public class WidgetUnified extends AppWidgetProvider {
                 return;
             }
 
-            int[] appWidgetIds = appWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(new ComponentName(context, WidgetUnified.class));
-            appWidgetManager.notifyAppWidgetViewDataChanged(appWidgetIds, R.id.lv);
+            try {
+                int[] appWidgetIds = appWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(new ComponentName(context, WidgetUnified.class));
+                appWidgetManager.notifyAppWidgetViewDataChanged(appWidgetIds, R.id.lv);
+            } catch (Throwable ex) {
+                Log.e(ex);
+            /*
+                java.lang.RuntimeException: system server dead?
+                  at android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager.getAppWidgetIds(AppWidgetManager.java:1053)
+                  at eu.faircode.email.Widget.update(SourceFile:111)
+                  at eu.faircode.email.ServiceSynchronize$6.onChanged(SourceFile:460)
+                  at eu.faircode.email.ServiceSynchronize$6.onChanged(SourceFile:439)
+                  at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.considerNotify(SourceFile:131)
+                  at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.dispatchingValue(SourceFile:149)
+                  at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData.setValue(SourceFile:307)
+                  at androidx.lifecycle.LiveData$1.run(SourceFile:91)
+                Caused by: android.os.DeadObjectException
+             */
+            }
         }
     }
 }