diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ExternalPebbleJSActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ExternalPebbleJSActivity.java
index 5970eafc1..0177314cf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ExternalPebbleJSActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ExternalPebbleJSActivity.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class ExternalPebbleJSActivity extends AbstractGBActivity {
                 if (extras.getBoolean(SHOW_CONFIG, false)) {
                     WebViewSingleton.runJavascriptInterface(currentDevice, currentUUID);
                 } else if (extras.getBoolean(START_BG_WEBVIEW, false)) {
-                    WebViewSingleton.getInstance(this);
+                    WebViewSingleton.ensureCreated(this);
                     finish();
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/WebViewSingleton.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/WebViewSingleton.java
index b8d675dd5..4c7defd44 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/WebViewSingleton.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/WebViewSingleton.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class WebViewSingleton {
     private WebViewSingleton() {
     }
 
-    public static synchronized WebView getInstance(Activity context) {
+    public static synchronized void ensureCreated(Activity context) {
         if (webViewSingleton.instance == null) {
             webViewSingleton.contextWrapper = new MutableContextWrapper(context);
             webViewSingleton.mainLooper = context.getMainLooper();
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ public class WebViewSingleton {
             //needed for localstorage
             webSettings.setDatabaseEnabled(true);
         }
-        return webViewSingleton.instance;
     }
 
     //Internet helper outgoing connection