diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/BaresipService.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/BaresipService.kt
index 332a02ec..e28be3b9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/BaresipService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/BaresipService.kt
@@ -315,14 +315,14 @@ class BaresipService: Service() {
 
     override fun onStartCommand(intent: Intent?, flags: Int, startId: Int): Int {
 
-        val action: String?
+        val action: String
 
         if (intent == null) {
             action = "Start"
             Log.d(TAG, "Received onStartCommand with null intent")
         } else {
             // Utils.dumpIntent(intent)
-            action = intent.action
+            action = intent.action!!
             Log.d(TAG, "Received onStartCommand action $action")
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/MainActivity.kt
index eba979a7..8633ab6e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/MainActivity.kt
@@ -927,9 +927,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             Log.d(TAG, "Handling service event 'started' with '$callActionUri'")
             if (!this::uaAdapter.isInitialized) {
                 // Android has restarted baresip when permission has been denied in app settings
-                val i = Intent(this, MainActivity::class.java)
-                i.flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK
-                startActivity(i)
+                recreate()
                 return
             }
             uaAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged()