diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/album_home_widget_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/album_home_widget_service.dart
index b46d81342e..3f05e6ddf1 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/album_home_widget_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/album_home_widget_service.dart
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class AlbumHomeWidgetService {
 
   Future<void> _refreshAlbumsWidget() async {
     // only refresh if widget was synced without issues
-    if (getAlbumsStatus() == WidgetStatus.syncedAll) return;
+    if (await countHomeWidgets() == 0) return;
     await _refreshWidget(message: "Refreshing from existing album set");
   }
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/memory_home_widget_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/memory_home_widget_service.dart
index d98e895f95..ca69b75eb4 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/memory_home_widget_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/memory_home_widget_service.dart
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class MemoryHomeWidgetService {
 
   Future<void> _refreshMemoriesWidget() async {
     // only refresh if widget was synced without issues
-    if (getMemoriesStatus() == WidgetStatus.syncedAll) return;
+    if (await countHomeWidgets() == 0) return;
     await _refreshWidget(message: "Refreshing from existing memory set");
   }
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/people_home_widget_service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/people_home_widget_service.dart
index 4eb205c27b..c204e140b1 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/people_home_widget_service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/people_home_widget_service.dart
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class PeopleHomeWidgetService {
 
   Future<void> _refreshPeopleWidget() async {
     // only refresh if widget was synced without issues
-    if (getPeopleStatus() == WidgetStatus.syncedAll) return;
+    if (await countHomeWidgets() == 0) return;
     await _refreshWidget(message: "Refreshing from existing people set");
   }