diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/App.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/App.kt
index b37170d72..170fc83f7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/App.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/App.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.DefaultLifecycleObserver
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
 import androidx.lifecycle.ProcessLifecycleOwner
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
+import androidx.work.Configuration
+import androidx.work.WorkManager
 import coil3.ImageLoader
 import coil3.SingletonImageLoader
 import coil3.network.okhttp.OkHttpNetworkFetcherFactory
@@ -192,6 +194,9 @@ class App : Application(), DefaultLifecycleObserver, SingletonImageLoader.Factor
             LogcatLogger.install(AndroidLogcatLogger(LogPriority.VERBOSE))
         }*/
 
+        if (!WorkManager.isInitialized()) {
+            WorkManager.initialize(this, Configuration.Builder().build())
+        }
         val syncPreferences: SyncPreferences = Injekt.get()
         val syncTriggerOpt = syncPreferences.getSyncTriggerOptions()
         if (syncPreferences.isSyncEnabled() && syncTriggerOpt.syncOnAppStart) {
@@ -288,12 +293,6 @@ class App : Application(), DefaultLifecycleObserver, SingletonImageLoader.Factor
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             logcat(LogPriority.ERROR, e) { "Failed to modify notification channels" }
         }
-
-        val syncPreferences: SyncPreferences = Injekt.get()
-        val syncTriggerOpt = syncPreferences.getSyncTriggerOptions()
-        if (syncPreferences.isSyncEnabled() && syncTriggerOpt.syncOnAppStart) {
-            SyncDataJob.startNow(this@App)
-        }
     }
 
     // EXH