diff --git a/mobile/apps/photos/lib/main.dart b/mobile/apps/photos/lib/main.dart
index 4c8b6fe317..f9b481895a 100644
--- a/mobile/apps/photos/lib/main.dart
+++ b/mobile/apps/photos/lib/main.dart
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const kFGHomeWidgetSyncFrequency = Duration(minutes: 15);
 const kBGTaskTimeout = Duration(seconds: 58);
 const kBGPushTimeout = Duration(seconds: 28);
 const kFGTaskDeathTimeoutInMicroseconds = 5000000;
+bool isProcessBg = true;
 
 void main() async {
   debugRepaintRainbowEnabled = false;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ void main() async {
 Future<void> _runInForeground(AdaptiveThemeMode? savedThemeMode) async {
   return await runWithLogs(() async {
     _logger.info("Starting app in foreground");
+    isProcessBg = false;
     await _init(false, via: 'mainMethod');
     final Locale? locale = await getLocale(noFallback: true);
     runApp(
diff --git a/mobile/apps/photos/lib/utils/bg_task_utils.dart b/mobile/apps/photos/lib/utils/bg_task_utils.dart
index 92c26d880b..71d17495c8 100644
--- a/mobile/apps/photos/lib/utils/bg_task_utils.dart
+++ b/mobile/apps/photos/lib/utils/bg_task_utils.dart
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class BgTaskUtils {
         frequency: Platform.isIOS
             ? const Duration(minutes: 30)
             : const Duration(minutes: 15),
-        initialDelay: const Duration(minutes: 10),
+        // initialDelay: const Duration(minutes: 10),
         constraints: workmanager.Constraints(
           networkType: workmanager.NetworkType.connected,
           requiresCharging: false,