diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/StartupService.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/StartupService.java
index 128492412..fb93bbae9 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/StartupService.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/StartupService.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.core.PluginServices;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.Database;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.MetadataDao.MetadataCriteria;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TagDataDao;
-import com.todoroo.astrid.dao.TaskDao;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Metadata;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.TagData;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.data.Task;
@@ -52,13 +51,10 @@ import com.todoroo.astrid.utility.AstridPreferences;
 import com.todoroo.astrid.utility.Constants;
 
 import org.tasks.R;
-import org.tasks.filters.FilterCounter;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import static org.tasks.widget.WidgetHelper.startWidgetService;
-
 /**
  * Service which handles jobs that need to be run when Astrid starts up.
  *
@@ -177,8 +173,6 @@ public class StartupService {
         new Thread(new Runnable() {
             @Override
             public void run() {
-                startWidgetService(context);
-
                 taskService.cleanup();
 
                 // if sync ongoing flag was set, clear it
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetHelper.java b/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetHelper.java
index b02da621e..d5f625337 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetHelper.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/WidgetHelper.java
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ public class WidgetHelper {
 
     @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH)
     public RemoteViews createScrollableWidget(Context context, int id) {
+        startWidgetService(context);
+
         Filter filter = getFilter(context, id);
         Intent rvIntent = new Intent(context, ScrollableWidgetUpdateService.class);
         Bundle filterBundle = new Bundle(com.todoroo.astrid.api.Filter.class.getClassLoader());