diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/debug/StartServiceReceiver.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/debug/StartServiceReceiver.kt
index 6b6ab479594..93dd70ce2ce 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/debug/StartServiceReceiver.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/wire/android/ui/debug/StartServiceReceiver.kt
@@ -47,14 +47,7 @@ class StartServiceReceiver : BroadcastReceiver() {
 
     override fun onReceive(context: Context?, intent: Intent?) {
         appLogger.i("$TAG: onReceive called with action ${intent?.action}")
-        /**
-         * We may get any event from the system, so we need to check if the action is ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED or
-         * ACTION_LOCKED_BOOT_COMPLETED to start the persistentWebSocketService otherwise
-         * ForegroundServiceStartNotAllowedException will be thrown.
-         */
-        if (intent?.action == Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED || intent?.action == Intent.ACTION_LOCKED_BOOT_COMPLETED) {
-            scope.launch { startPersistentWebSocketService() }
-        }
+        scope.launch { startPersistentWebSocketService() }
     }
 
     companion object {