diff --git a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/persistentNotification/DummyService.java b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/persistentNotification/DummyService.java
index 1d287ca338..1400185afa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/persistentNotification/DummyService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/info/nightscout/androidaps/plugins/general/persistentNotification/DummyService.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public class DummyService extends Service {
     @Override
     public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
         super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId);
+        startForeground(PersistentNotificationPlugin.ONGOING_NOTIFICATION_ID, PersistentNotificationPlugin.getPlugin().updateNotification());
         return START_STICKY;
     }
 
@@ -45,11 +46,9 @@ public class DummyService extends Service {
     @Override
     public void onCreate() {
         super.onCreate();
+        // TODO: I guess this was moved here in order to adhere to the 5 seconds rule to call "startForeground" after a Service was called as Foreground service?
+        // As onCreate() is not called every time a service is started, copied to onStartCommand().
         Notification notification = PersistentNotificationPlugin.getPlugin().updateNotification();
-        if (notification == null) {
-            log.debug("notification==null");
-            notification = new Notification();
-        }
         startForeground(PersistentNotificationPlugin.ONGOING_NOTIFICATION_ID, notification);
         MainApp.bus().register(this);
     }