diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/receiver/PlayerWidget.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/receiver/PlayerWidget.java
index 842dcdf75..46faeec50 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/receiver/PlayerWidget.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/receiver/PlayerWidget.java
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.core.receiver;
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager;
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetProvider;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.util.Log;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.widget.WidgetUpdaterWorker;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.widget.WidgetUpdaterWorker;
-
 public class PlayerWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
     private static final String TAG = "PlayerWidget";
     public static final String PREFS_NAME = "PlayerWidgetPrefs";
@@ -21,13 +19,6 @@ public class PlayerWidget extends AppWidgetProvider {
     public static final String KEY_WIDGET_REWIND = "widget_rewind";
     public static final int DEFAULT_COLOR = 0x00262C31;
 
-    @Override
-    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
-        Log.d(TAG, "onReceive");
-        super.onReceive(context, intent);
-        WidgetUpdaterWorker.enqueueWork(context);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void onEnabled(Context context) {
         super.onEnabled(context);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/widget/WidgetUpdaterWorker.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/widget/WidgetUpdaterWorker.java
index 3b8546a8e..5bf924ad9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/widget/WidgetUpdaterWorker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/widget/WidgetUpdaterWorker.java
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.core.widget;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.Log;
-
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.work.ExistingWorkPolicy;
 import androidx.work.OneTimeWorkRequest;
 import androidx.work.WorkManager;
-import androidx.work.WorkRequest;
 import androidx.work.Worker;
 import androidx.work.WorkerParameters;
-
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.feed.util.PlaybackSpeedUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.playback.PlayableUtils;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.model.playback.Playable;
@@ -25,8 +23,8 @@ public class WidgetUpdaterWorker extends Worker {
     }
 
     public static void enqueueWork(final Context context) {
-        final WorkRequest workRequest = new OneTimeWorkRequest.Builder(WidgetUpdaterWorker.class).build();
-        WorkManager.getInstance(context).enqueue(workRequest);
+        final OneTimeWorkRequest workRequest = new OneTimeWorkRequest.Builder(WidgetUpdaterWorker.class).build();
+        WorkManager.getInstance(context).enqueueUniqueWork(TAG, ExistingWorkPolicy.REPLACE, workRequest);
     }
 
     @NonNull