diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid/util/service/BackendServiceConnection.kt b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid/util/service/BackendServiceConnection.kt
index c907b087c6b570470d9097295df71dddeeb4f28a..bcb0b75bfa0f47070863f07c93e4b95c747949ea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid/util/service/BackendServiceConnection.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/quasseldroid/util/service/BackendServiceConnection.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class BackendServiceConnection : ServiceConnection {
   }
 
   fun start(intent: Intent = QuasselService.intent(context!!)) {
-    if (!this.bound) context?.startService(intent)
+    context?.startService(intent)
   }
 
   fun bind(intent: Intent = QuasselService.intent(context!!), flags: Int = 0) {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class BackendServiceConnection : ServiceConnection {
   }
 
   fun stop(intent: Intent = QuasselService.intent(context!!)) {
-    if (this.bound) context?.stopService(intent)
+    context?.stopService(intent)
   }
 
   fun unbind() {