diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/upload/FileUploadHelper.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/upload/FileUploadHelper.kt
index 4ae93aa52c4b..878d3fa9248a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/upload/FileUploadHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/client/jobs/upload/FileUploadHelper.kt
@@ -124,10 +124,6 @@ class FileUploadHelper {
         var uploadUser = Optional.empty<User>()
 
         for (failedUpload in failedUploads) {
-            // 1. extract failed upload owner account and cache it between loops (expensive query)
-            if (!uploadUser.isPresent || !uploadUser.get().nameEquals(failedUpload.accountName)) {
-                uploadUser = accountManager.getUser(failedUpload.accountName)
-            }
             val isDeleted = !File(failedUpload.localPath).exists()
             if (isDeleted) {
                 showNotExistMessage = true
@@ -141,10 +137,16 @@ class FileUploadHelper {
                 canUploadBeRetried(failedUpload, gotWifi, charging) && !connectivityService.isInternetWalled
             ) {
                 // 2B. for existing local files, try restarting it if possible
-                retryUpload(failedUpload, uploadUser.get())
+                failedUpload.uploadStatus = UploadStatus.UPLOAD_IN_PROGRESS
+                uploadsStorageManager.updateUpload(failedUpload)
             }
         }
 
+        accountManager.accounts.forEach {
+            val user = accountManager.getUser(it.name)
+            if (user.isPresent) backgroundJobManager.startFilesUploadJob(user.get())
+        }
+
         return showNotExistMessage
     }