diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AndroidComponent.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AndroidComponent.java
index 02a5dc0ff71fad378ff9ecc856fee8d87e304b33..778a6f2b95c6454adaf4ddad3d174eb5239f13cb 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AndroidComponent.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AndroidComponent.java
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ public interface AndroidComponent
 	@IoExecutor
 	Executor ioExecutor();
 
+	void inject(BootReceiver briarService);
+
 	void inject(BriarService briarService);
 
 	void inject(BriarReportSender briarReportSender);
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BootReceiver.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BootReceiver.java
index 20fed7c138c7d9949535ef11f8c5b0520131d25b..fa2a90ec9d717632184d6672c6206c299c614e42 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BootReceiver.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BootReceiver.java
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
 import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
 
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.DatabaseConfig;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.navdrawer.NavDrawerActivity;
 
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
 import static android.app.NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW;
 import static android.content.Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE;
 import static android.content.Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED;
@@ -25,11 +28,21 @@ import static org.briarproject.briar.api.android.AndroidNotificationManager.REMI
 
 public class BootReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
 
+	@Inject
+	DatabaseConfig databaseConfig;
+
 	@Override
 	public void onReceive(Context ctx, Intent intent) {
+		AndroidComponent applicationComponent =
+				((BriarApplication) ctx.getApplicationContext())
+						.getApplicationComponent();
+		applicationComponent.inject(this);
+
 		String action = intent.getAction();
 		if (action != null && action.equals(ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED)) {
-			showSignInNotification(ctx);
+			if (databaseConfig.databaseExists()) {
+				showSignInNotification(ctx);
+			}
 		}
 	}