From 2297a72e29b0458d79085f32da1d240763e79778 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 15:53:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Clear service variable when onCreate() fails to start
 foreground service

Co-authored-by: adbenitez <24558636+adbenitez@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .../thoughtcrime/securesms/service/FetchForegroundService.java | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/FetchForegroundService.java b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/FetchForegroundService.java
index 3d6673109..4777e85fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/FetchForegroundService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/FetchForegroundService.java
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ public final class FetchForegroundService extends Service {
       startForeground(NotificationCenter.ID_FETCH, notification);
     } catch (Exception e) {
       Log.w(TAG, "Failed to start foreground service", e);
+      synchronized (SERVICE_LOCK) {
+        service = null;
+      }
       stopSelf();
       return;
     }