diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
index 7912437a7..84da9e25c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/preferences/Preferences.kt
@@ -204,9 +204,8 @@ class Preferences @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 
     fun getIntegerFromString(keyResource: String?, defaultValue: Int): Int {
-        val value = prefs.getString(keyResource, null) ?: return defaultValue
         return try {
-            value.toInt()
+            prefs.getString(keyResource, null)?.toInt() ?: return defaultValue
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             Timber.e(e)
             defaultValue