diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/BackgroundJob.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/BackgroundJob.java
index 8ebf3bf1..61e9ad23 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/BackgroundJob.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/BackgroundJob.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public final class BackgroundJob {
                     // Ignore.
                 }
             }
-        };
+        }.start();
     }
 
     private static void addToEnvIfPresent(List<String> environment, String name) {