diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index d320b805c..e4175c032 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@
 
         <activity
             android:name=".activities.EventTypePickerActivity"
+            android:excludeFromRecents="true"
             android:exported="false"
             android:theme="@style/Theme.Transparent" />
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 0e61aec58..41a85bd88 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshRecyclerViewListener {
         main_toolbar.setNavigationOnClickListener {
             onBackPressed()
         }
+
+        if (config.caldavSync) {
+            updateCalDAVEvents()
+        }
     }
 
     override fun onPause() {
@@ -561,14 +565,22 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), RefreshRecyclerViewListener {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun updateCalDAVEvents() {
+        ensureBackgroundThread {
+            calDAVHelper.refreshCalendars(showToasts = false, scheduleNextSync = true) {
+                refreshViewPager()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun refreshCalDAVCalendars(showRefreshToast: Boolean) {
         showCalDAVRefreshToast = showRefreshToast
         if (showRefreshToast) {
             toast(R.string.refreshing)
         }
-
+        updateCalDAVEvents()
         syncCalDAVCalendars {
-            calDAVHelper.refreshCalendars(true, true) {
+            calDAVHelper.refreshCalendars(showToasts = true, scheduleNextSync = true) {
                 calDAVChanged()
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index a2a9e4084..db9a2bee6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                     }
 
                     syncCalDAVCalendars {
-                        calDAVHelper.refreshCalendars(true, true) {
+                        calDAVHelper.refreshCalendars(showToasts = true, scheduleNextSync = true) {
                             if (settings_caldav_sync.isChecked) {
                                 toast(R.string.synchronization_completed)
                             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
index 893e4cfa2..e6e62bc39 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
 import androidx.core.app.AlarmManagerCompat
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
+import androidx.localbroadcastmanager.content.LocalBroadcastManager
 import androidx.print.PrintHelper
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.pro.activities.EventActivity
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ val Context.completedTasksDB: TasksDao get() = EventsDatabase.getInstance(applic
 val Context.eventsHelper: EventsHelper get() = EventsHelper(this)
 val Context.calDAVHelper: CalDAVHelper get() = CalDAVHelper(this)
 
+val Context.localBroadcastManager: LocalBroadcastManager get() = LocalBroadcastManager.getInstance(this)
+
 fun Context.updateWidgets() {
     val widgetIDs = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(applicationContext)?.getAppWidgetIds(ComponentName(applicationContext, MyWidgetMonthlyProvider::class.java))
         ?: return
@@ -603,6 +606,7 @@ fun Context.refreshCalDAVCalendars(ids: String, showToasts: Boolean) {
 
     Bundle().apply {
         putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_EXPEDITED, true)
+        putBoolean(ContentResolver.SYNC_EXTRAS_MANUAL, true)
         accounts.forEach {
             ContentResolver.requestSync(it, uri.authority, this)
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
index a2ddc1b9b..fe9f34b46 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/pro/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ const val IS_NEW_EVENT = "IS_NEW_EVENT"
 
 // actions
 const val ACTION_MARK_COMPLETED = "ACTION_MARK_COMPLETED"
+const val ACTION_REFRESH_EVENTS = "ACTION_REFRESH_EVENTS"
 
 fun getNowSeconds() = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000L