diff --git a/src/com/archos/mediacenter/utils/trakt/TraktService.java b/src/com/archos/mediacenter/utils/trakt/TraktService.java
index 35659552..63eb9d29 100644
--- a/src/com/archos/mediacenter/utils/trakt/TraktService.java
+++ b/src/com/archos/mediacenter/utils/trakt/TraktService.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ public class TraktService extends Service implements DefaultLifecycleObserver {
 
     private static final long TRAKT_SYNC_DELAY = 30; // in sec
 
-    private static volatile boolean isForeground = false;
+    private static volatile boolean isForeground = true;
 
     private NetworkState networkState = null;
     private PropertyChangeListener propertyChangeListener = null;
diff --git a/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/NetworkAutoRefresh.java b/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/NetworkAutoRefresh.java
index df1034c3..f974f27d 100644
--- a/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/NetworkAutoRefresh.java
+++ b/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/NetworkAutoRefresh.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class NetworkAutoRefresh extends BroadcastReceiver implements DefaultLife
 
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NetworkAutoRefresh.class);
 
-    private static volatile boolean isForeground = false;
+    private static volatile boolean isForeground = true;
     private static Application mApplication;
 
     public static final String ACTION_RESCAN_INDEXED_FOLDERS = "com.archos.mediaprovider.video.NetworkAutoRefresh";
diff --git a/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/RemoteStateService.java b/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/RemoteStateService.java
index 3fd803db..e6e331e4 100644
--- a/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/RemoteStateService.java
+++ b/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/RemoteStateService.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 public class RemoteStateService extends IntentService implements UpnpServiceManager.Listener, DefaultLifecycleObserver {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RemoteStateService.class);
 
-    private static volatile boolean isForeground = false;
+    private static volatile boolean isForeground = true;
 
     private static final Uri NOTIFY_URI = VideoStore.ALL_CONTENT_URI;
     private static final Uri SERVER_URI = VideoStore.SmbServer.getContentUri();
diff --git a/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/VideoProvider.java b/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/VideoProvider.java
index 9ad2e351..4f293f30 100644
--- a/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/VideoProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/archos/mediaprovider/video/VideoProvider.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class VideoProvider extends ContentProvider implements DefaultLifecycleOb
 
     private final static boolean SKIP_THUMBNAILS = false;
 
-    private static volatile boolean isForeground = false;
+    private static volatile boolean isForeground = true;
 
     private DbHolder mDbHolder;
     private Handler mThumbHandler;
diff --git a/src/com/archos/mediascraper/NfoExportService.java b/src/com/archos/mediascraper/NfoExportService.java
index 4512da6f..63256cbb 100644
--- a/src/com/archos/mediascraper/NfoExportService.java
+++ b/src/com/archos/mediascraper/NfoExportService.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public class NfoExportService extends IntentService implements DefaultLifecycleO
     private static final String notifChannelName = "NfoExportService";
     private static final String notifChannelDescr = "NfoExportService";
 
-    private static volatile boolean isForeground = false;
+    private static volatile boolean isForeground = true;
 
     /**
      * simple guard against multiple tasks of the same directory