diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 590b2ea67..f3a186d7d 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.0-beta4'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.0.0-beta5'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/src/googleplay/java/org/tasks/gtasks/GoogleTaskSyncAdapter.java b/app/src/googleplay/java/org/tasks/gtasks/GoogleTaskSyncAdapter.java
index d44b4b4dc..6deb146d0 100644
--- a/app/src/googleplay/java/org/tasks/gtasks/GoogleTaskSyncAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/googleplay/java/org/tasks/gtasks/GoogleTaskSyncAdapter.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class GoogleTaskSyncAdapter extends InjectingAbstractThreadedSyncAdapter
         intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK | Intent.FLAG_FROM_BACKGROUND);
 
         PendingIntent resolve = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
-        NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context).setAutoCancel(true)
+        NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, NotificationManager.NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_DEFAULT).setAutoCancel(true)
                 .setContentIntent(resolve)
                 .setContentTitle(context.getString(R.string.sync_error_permissions))
                 .setContentText(context.getString(R.string.common_google_play_services_notification_ticker))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/NotificationJob.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/NotificationJob.java
index 87885cbbc..e655c1fdd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/NotificationJob.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/NotificationJob.java
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService;
 
-import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao;
-
 import org.tasks.BuildConfig;
 import org.tasks.Notifier;
 import org.tasks.injection.IntentServiceComponent;
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ public class NotificationJob extends Job {
 
     @Inject Preferences preferences;
     @Inject Notifier notifier;
-    @Inject TaskDao taskDao;
     @Inject JobQueue jobQueue;
 
     @Override