diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/darken/capod/monitor/core/worker/MonitorWorker.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/darken/capod/monitor/core/worker/MonitorWorker.kt
index 1b8be6da..4598ccc4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/darken/capod/monitor/core/worker/MonitorWorker.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/darken/capod/monitor/core/worker/MonitorWorker.kt
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ class MonitorWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
         val start = System.currentTimeMillis()
         log(TAG, VERBOSE) { "Executing $inputData now (runAttemptCount=$runAttemptCount)" }
 
-        setForeground(monitorNotifications.getForegroundInfo(null))
-
         doDoWork()
 
         val duration = System.currentTimeMillis() - start
@@ -108,6 +106,8 @@ class MonitorWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
             return
         }
 
+        setForeground(monitorNotifications.getForegroundInfo(null))
+
         val monitorJob = podMonitor.mainDevice
             .setupCommonEventHandlers(TAG) { "PodMonitor" }
             .distinctUntilChanged()