diff --git a/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/ImageDownloadWorker.kt b/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/ImageDownloadWorker.kt
index 3915f291f8..25a7ed99f1 100644
--- a/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/ImageDownloadWorker.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/ImageDownloadWorker.kt
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ImageDownloadWorker(
         .build()
 
       manager.enqueueUniqueWork(
-        "$uniqueWorkName-$appWidgetId",
+        "$uniqueWorkName-$appWidgetId-singleShot",
         ExistingWorkPolicy.REPLACE,
         workRequest
       )
diff --git a/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/MemoryReceiver.kt b/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/MemoryReceiver.kt
index 7721af7d6f..63b32eb6f0 100644
--- a/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/MemoryReceiver.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/MemoryReceiver.kt
@@ -28,19 +28,21 @@ class MemoryReceiver : GlanceAppWidgetReceiver() {
 
   override fun onReceive(context: Context, intent: Intent) {
     val fromMainApp = intent.getBooleanExtra(HomeWidgetPlugin.TRIGGERED_FROM_HOME_WIDGET, false)
+    val provider = ComponentName(context, MemoryReceiver::class.java)
+    val glanceIds = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).getAppWidgetIds(provider)
 
     // Launch coroutine to setup a single shot if the app requested the update
     if (fromMainApp) {
-      CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.Default).launch {
-        val provider = ComponentName(context, MemoryReceiver::class.java)
-        val glanceIds = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).getAppWidgetIds(provider)
-
-        glanceIds.forEach { widgetID ->
-          ImageDownloadWorker.singleShot(context, widgetID, WidgetType.MEMORIES)
-        }
+      glanceIds.forEach { widgetID ->
+        ImageDownloadWorker.singleShot(context, widgetID, WidgetType.MEMORIES)
       }
     }
 
+    // make sure the periodic jobs are running
+    glanceIds.forEach { widgetID ->
+      ImageDownloadWorker.enqueuePeriodic(context, widgetID, WidgetType.MEMORIES)
+    }
+
     super.onReceive(context, intent)
   }
 
diff --git a/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/RandomReceiver.kt b/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/RandomReceiver.kt
index 39afd76c35..a7662181bc 100644
--- a/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/RandomReceiver.kt
+++ b/mobile/android/app/src/main/kotlin/app/alextran/immich/widget/RandomReceiver.kt
@@ -28,19 +28,21 @@ class RandomReceiver : GlanceAppWidgetReceiver() {
 
   override fun onReceive(context: Context, intent: Intent) {
     val fromMainApp = intent.getBooleanExtra(HomeWidgetPlugin.TRIGGERED_FROM_HOME_WIDGET, false)
+    val provider = ComponentName(context, RandomReceiver::class.java)
+    val glanceIds = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).getAppWidgetIds(provider)
 
     // Launch coroutine to setup a single shot if the app requested the update
     if (fromMainApp) {
-      CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.Default).launch {
-        val provider = ComponentName(context, RandomReceiver::class.java)
-        val glanceIds = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context).getAppWidgetIds(provider)
-
-        glanceIds.forEach { widgetID ->
-          ImageDownloadWorker.singleShot(context, widgetID, WidgetType.RANDOM)
-        }
+      glanceIds.forEach { widgetID ->
+        ImageDownloadWorker.singleShot(context, widgetID, WidgetType.RANDOM)
       }
     }
 
+    // make sure the periodic jobs are running
+    glanceIds.forEach { widgetID ->
+      ImageDownloadWorker.enqueuePeriodic(context, widgetID, WidgetType.RANDOM)
+    }
+
     super.onReceive(context, intent)
   }