diff --git a/mobile/lib/main.dart b/mobile/lib/main.dart
index 60bb1cb9c..b263c52cf 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/main.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/main.dart
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Future<void> initApp() async {
 
   await FileDownloader().trackTasksInGroup(kDownloadGroupLivePhoto, markDownloadedComplete: false);
 
-  await FileDownloader().trackTasks();
+  unawaited(FileDownloader().trackTasks());
 
   LicenseRegistry.addLicense(() async* {
     for (final license in nonPubLicenses.entries) {