diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/PodcastApp.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/PodcastApp.java
index 4e6b8fa29..ed3f4e8f1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/PodcastApp.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/PodcastApp.java
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod;
 
 import android.app.Application;
+import android.content.ComponentName;
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.StrictMode;
 
 import com.joanzapata.iconify.Iconify;
 import com.joanzapata.iconify.fonts.FontAwesomeModule;
 import com.joanzapata.iconify.fonts.MaterialModule;
 
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.activity.SplashActivity;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.ApCoreEventBusIndex;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.ClientConfig;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.spa.SPAUtil;
@@ -63,4 +66,12 @@ public class PodcastApp extends Application {
                 .installDefaultEventBus();
     }
 
+    public static void forceRestart() {
+        Intent intent = new Intent(getInstance(), SplashActivity.class);
+        ComponentName cn = intent.getComponent();
+        Intent mainIntent = Intent.makeRestartActivityTask(cn);
+        getInstance().startActivity(mainIntent);
+        Runtime.getRuntime().exit(0);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/preferences/ImportExportPreferencesFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/preferences/ImportExportPreferencesFragment.java
index 761d6246e..f3b4d3003 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/preferences/ImportExportPreferencesFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/preferences/ImportExportPreferencesFragment.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.preferences;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.app.ProgressDialog;
 import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
-import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
@@ -17,10 +16,10 @@ import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
 import androidx.core.content.FileProvider;
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat;
 import com.google.android.material.snackbar.Snackbar;
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.PodcastApp;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.activity.OpmlImportActivity;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.activity.PreferenceActivity;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.activity.SplashActivity;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.DocumentFileExportWorker;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.asynctask.ExportWorker;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.export.ExportWriter;
@@ -212,13 +211,7 @@ public class ImportExportPreferencesFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat {
         AlertDialog.Builder d = new AlertDialog.Builder(getContext());
         d.setMessage(R.string.import_ok);
         d.setCancelable(false);
-        d.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, (dialogInterface, i) -> {
-            Intent intent = new Intent(getContext(), SplashActivity.class);
-            ComponentName cn = intent.getComponent();
-            Intent mainIntent = Intent.makeRestartActivityTask(cn);
-            startActivity(mainIntent);
-            Runtime.getRuntime().exit(0);
-        });
+        d.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, (dialogInterface, i) -> PodcastApp.forceRestart());
         d.show();
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/PreferenceControllerFlavorHelper.java b/app/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/PreferenceControllerFlavorHelper.java
index 810074bbe..b51fb40b0 100644
--- a/app/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/PreferenceControllerFlavorHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/preferences/PreferenceControllerFlavorHelper.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog;
 import com.google.android.gms.common.ConnectionResult;
 import com.google.android.gms.common.GoogleApiAvailability;
 
+import de.danoeh.antennapod.PodcastApp;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.R;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.UserPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.preferences.PlaybackPreferencesFragment;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public class PreferenceControllerFlavorHelper {
         AlertDialog.Builder dialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
         dialog.setTitle(android.R.string.dialog_alert_title);
         dialog.setMessage(R.string.pref_restart_required);
-        dialog.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, null);
+        dialog.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, (dialog1, which) -> PodcastApp.forceRestart());
         dialog.setCancelable(false);
         dialog.show();
     }