diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarService.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarService.java
index 2c618cf924eb55bf61fd06b0d0b9295a30a1e445..8e1abd66a2ac03720c8190175a7c8308f71a7f3a 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarService.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarService.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager.StartResult;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.system.AndroidExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.login.OpenDatabaseActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.navdrawer.NavDrawerActivity;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
@@ -90,11 +89,6 @@ public class BriarService extends Service {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		Intent intent =
-				new Intent(getApplicationContext(), OpenDatabaseActivity.class);
-		intent.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
-		startActivity(intent);
-
 		// Create notification channels
 		if (SDK_INT >= 26) {
 			NotificationManager nm = (NotificationManager)
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/OpenDatabaseActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/OpenDatabaseActivity.java
index f197f13ec0a6c100dd74b6ef905fcfd08a09c145..16c49847ca1a5dbb91e28c0c4006efe15b198405 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/OpenDatabaseActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/OpenDatabaseActivity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.android.login;
 
+import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
@@ -13,7 +14,8 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.event.StartupEvent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BaseActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BriarActivity;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.navdrawer.NavDrawerActivity;
 
 import javax.annotation.ParametersAreNonnullByDefault;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager.LifecycleS
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.LifecycleManager.LifecycleState.RUNNING;
 
 @ParametersAreNonnullByDefault
-public class OpenDatabaseActivity extends BaseActivity
+public class OpenDatabaseActivity extends BriarActivity
 		implements EventListener {
 
 	@Inject
@@ -48,15 +50,10 @@ public class OpenDatabaseActivity extends BaseActivity
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void onBackPressed() {
-		// do not let the user bail out of here
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	protected void onStart() {
+	public void onStart() {
 		super.onStart();
 		if (lifecycleManager.getLifecycleState() == RUNNING) {
-			supportFinishAfterTransition();
+			finishAndStartApp();
 		} else {
 			if (lifecycleManager.getLifecycleState() == MIGRATING) {
 				showMigration();
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ public class OpenDatabaseActivity extends BaseActivity
 	@Override
 	public void eventOccurred(Event e) {
 		if (e instanceof StartupEvent) {
-			runOnUiThreadUnlessDestroyed(this::supportFinishAfterTransition);
+			runOnUiThreadUnlessDestroyed(this::finishAndStartApp);
 		} else if (e instanceof DatabaseMigrationEvent) {
 			runOnUiThreadUnlessDestroyed(this::showMigration);
 		}
@@ -87,4 +84,9 @@ public class OpenDatabaseActivity extends BaseActivity
 		showingMigration = true;
 	}
 
+	private void finishAndStartApp() {
+		startActivity(new Intent(this, NavDrawerActivity.class));
+		supportFinishAfterTransition();
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/SetupActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/SetupActivity.java
index 17c6f522f384d2bc68e7e5aa49905404f22d0d44..2b17df6eaf0f93d47b7234b728993e37000d0d40 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/SetupActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/login/SetupActivity.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BaseActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.fragment.BaseFragment.BaseFragmentListener;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.navdrawer.NavDrawerActivity;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ public class SetupActivity extends BaseActivity
 	}
 
 	public void showApp() {
-		Intent i = new Intent(this, NavDrawerActivity.class);
+		Intent i = new Intent(this, OpenDatabaseActivity.class);
 		i.setFlags(FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
 		startActivity(i);
 		supportFinishAfterTransition();
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/SplashScreenActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/SplashScreenActivity.java
index 9c45353134270a9a082c6ed2de357fa8a6ff407d..f21f460aa17bcc17d27da0a3db4f9c9b6627f6b2 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/SplashScreenActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/SplashScreenActivity.java
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.R;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.ActivityComponent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.activity.BaseActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.controller.ConfigController;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.login.OpenDatabaseActivity;
 import org.briarproject.briar.android.login.SetupActivity;
-import org.briarproject.briar.android.navdrawer.NavDrawerActivity;
 
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class SplashScreenActivity extends BaseActivity {
 		setContentView(R.layout.splash);
 
 		if (configController.accountSignedIn()) {
-			startActivity(new Intent(this, NavDrawerActivity.class));
+			startActivity(new Intent(this, OpenDatabaseActivity.class));
 			finish();
 		} else {
 			new Handler().postDelayed(() -> {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class SplashScreenActivity extends BaseActivity {
 			startActivity(new Intent(this, ExpiredActivity.class));
 		} else {
 			if (configController.accountExists()) {
-				startActivity(new Intent(this, NavDrawerActivity.class));
+				startActivity(new Intent(this, OpenDatabaseActivity.class));
 			} else {
 				configController.deleteAccount(this);
 				startActivity(new Intent(this, SetupActivity.class));