diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java
index e7a377cfc..03a8c055f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/pebble/PebbleIoThread.java
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ class PebbleIoThread extends GBDeviceIoThread {
                     LOG.info("got GBDeviceEventAppManagement START event for uuid: " + appMgmt.uuid);
                     if (prefs.getBoolean("pebble_enable_background_javascript", false)) {
                         if (mPebbleProtocol.hasAppMessageHandler(appMgmt.uuid)) {
-                            WebViewSingleton.disposeWebView();
+                            WebViewSingleton.stopJavascriptInterface();
                         } else {
                             WebViewSingleton.runJavascriptInterface(gbDevice, appMgmt.uuid);
                         }
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 2a1ad57de..d1af1ff83 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/WebViewSingleton.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/util/WebViewSingleton.java
@@ -197,6 +197,18 @@ public class WebViewSingleton {
         });
     }
 
+    public static void stopJavascriptInterface() {
+        new Handler(webViewSingleton.mainLooper).post(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                if (webViewSingleton.instance != null) {
+                    webViewSingleton.instance.removeJavascriptInterface("GBjs");
+                    webViewSingleton.instance.loadUrl("about:blank");
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     public static void disposeWebView() {
         if (internetHelperBound) {
             LOG.debug("WEBVIEW: will unbind the internet helper");