diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/JobManager.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/JobManager.java
index f322242bb..40c049308 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/JobManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/jobs/JobManager.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class JobManager {
     public void scheduleMidnightBackup() {
         long time = nextMidnight();
         Timber.d("%s: %s", BackupJob.TAG, printTimestamp(time));
-        alarmManager.noWakeup(adjust(time), getPendingBroadcast(BackupJob.Broadcast.class));
+        alarmManager.wakeup(adjust(time), getPendingBroadcast(BackupJob.Broadcast.class));
     }
 
     public void cancel(String tag) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/scheduling/AlarmManager.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/scheduling/AlarmManager.java
index 37c855f86..769ab6fed 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/scheduling/AlarmManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/scheduling/AlarmManager.java
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ public class AlarmManager {
 
     @SuppressLint("NewApi")
     public void noWakeup(long time, PendingIntent pendingIntent) {
-        if (atLeastMarshmallow()) {
-            alarmManager.setExactAndAllowWhileIdle(android.app.AlarmManager.RTC, time, pendingIntent);
-        } else if (atLeastKitKat()) {
+        if (atLeastKitKat()) {
             alarmManager.setExact(android.app.AlarmManager.RTC, time, pendingIntent);
         } else {
             alarmManager.set(android.app.AlarmManager.RTC, time, pendingIntent);