diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/AppInitialization.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/AppInitialization.java
index 57f6af7361..5563a4ed90 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/AppInitialization.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/AppInitialization.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.dependencies.AppDependencies;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobmanager.JobManager;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.DeleteAbandonedAttachmentsJob;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.EmojiSearchIndexDownloadJob;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.StickerPackDownloadJob;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ public final class AppInitialization {
     AppDependencies.getJobManager().add(StickerPackDownloadJob.forReference(BlessedPacks.SWOON_HANDS.getPackId(), BlessedPacks.SWOON_HANDS.getPackKey()));
     AppDependencies.getJobManager().add(StickerPackDownloadJob.forReference(BlessedPacks.SWOON_FACES.getPackId(), BlessedPacks.SWOON_FACES.getPackKey()));
     EmojiSearchIndexDownloadJob.scheduleImmediately();
+    DeleteAbandonedAttachmentsJob.enqueue();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/DeleteAbandonedAttachmentsJob.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/DeleteAbandonedAttachmentsJob.kt
index 7d090a9dd0..82fe27702f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/DeleteAbandonedAttachmentsJob.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/DeleteAbandonedAttachmentsJob.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class DeleteAbandonedAttachmentsJob private constructor(parameters: Parameters)
     private val TAG = Log.tag(DeleteAbandonedAttachmentsJob::class)
     const val KEY = "DeleteAbandonedAttachmentsJob"
 
+    @JvmStatic
     fun enqueue() {
       AppDependencies.jobManager.add(DeleteAbandonedAttachmentsJob())
     }