diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/provider/Astrid2TaskProvider.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/provider/Astrid2TaskProvider.kt
index 933e84677..3a5893ed4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/provider/Astrid2TaskProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/provider/Astrid2TaskProvider.kt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Astrid2TaskProvider : ContentProvider() {
 
     companion object {
         private const val AUTHORITY = BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID + ".tasksprovider"
-        private val CONTENT_URI = Uri.parse("content://$AUTHORITY")
+        @JvmField val CONTENT_URI: Uri = Uri.parse("content://$AUTHORITY")
         private val URI_MATCHER = UriMatcher(UriMatcher.NO_MATCH)
         private const val NAME = "name"
         private const val IMPORTANCE_COLOR = "importance_color"
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ class Astrid2TaskProvider : ContentProvider() {
         private const val URI_TASKS = 0
         private const val URI_TAGS = 1
         private const val TAG_SEPARATOR = "|"
-        @JvmStatic
-        fun notifyDatabaseModification(context: Context) {
-            try {
-                context.contentResolver.notifyChange(CONTENT_URI, null)
-            } catch (e: Exception) {
-                Timber.e(e)
-            }
-        }
 
         private fun getPriorityColor(context: Context?, priority: Int): Int {
             return context!!.getColor(getPriorityResId(priority))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/receivers/RefreshReceiver.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/receivers/RefreshReceiver.java
index 29a5cc5fd..d66c4e14a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/receivers/RefreshReceiver.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/receivers/RefreshReceiver.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.tasks.R;
 import org.tasks.injection.InjectingJobIntentService;
 import org.tasks.preferences.DefaultFilterProvider;
 import org.tasks.preferences.Preferences;
+import timber.log.Timber;
 
 @AndroidEntryPoint
 public class RefreshReceiver extends InjectingJobIntentService {
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ public class RefreshReceiver extends InjectingJobIntentService {
       ShortcutBadger.applyCount(context, taskDao.count(badgeFilter));
     }
 
-    Astrid2TaskProvider.notifyDatabaseModification(context);
+    try {
+      context.getContentResolver().notifyChange(Astrid2TaskProvider.CONTENT_URI, null);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      Timber.e(e);
+    }
   }
 }