diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobmanager/JobController.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobmanager/JobController.java
index 5d772d7e65..338f1fdd2a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobmanager/JobController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobmanager/JobController.java
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class JobController {
 
   @WorkerThread
   synchronized void onRetry(@NonNull Job job, long backoffInterval) {
-    if (backoffInterval <= 0) {
+    if (backoffInterval < 0) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid backoff interval! " + backoffInterval);
     }