diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/receivers/BootCompletedReceiver.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/receivers/BootCompletedReceiver.kt
index d6aec0c36..5c1c4144f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/receivers/BootCompletedReceiver.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/receivers/BootCompletedReceiver.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.calendar.receivers
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
+import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.extensions.dbHelper
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.extensions.notifyRunningEvents
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.extensions.recheckCalDAVCalendars
 import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.extensions.scheduleAllEvents
@@ -10,6 +11,9 @@ import com.simplemobiletools.calendar.extensions.scheduleAllEvents
 class BootCompletedReceiver : BroadcastReceiver() {
 
     override fun onReceive(context: Context, intent: Intent) {
+        // try just getting a reference to the db so it updates in time
+        context.dbHelper
+
         Thread {
             context.apply {
                 scheduleAllEvents()
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e6abf43e1..11d7524b9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.0'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.2'
         classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong