diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
index ae417177..60ef7d8e 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/PlaybackService.java
@@ -517,7 +517,9 @@ public final class PlaybackService extends Service
 		mAccelLast = SensorManager.GRAVITY_EARTH;
 		setupSensor();
 
-		ScheduledLibraryUpdate.scheduleUpdate(this);
+		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
+			ScheduledLibraryUpdate.scheduleUpdate(this);
+		}
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/ScheduledLibraryUpdate.java b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/ScheduledLibraryUpdate.java
index 4b854dda..490f3e15 100644
--- a/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/ScheduledLibraryUpdate.java
+++ b/src/ch/blinkenlights/android/vanilla/ScheduledLibraryUpdate.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import android.app.job.JobService;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
-import android.os.Build;
 
 
 @TargetApi(21)
@@ -50,9 +49,6 @@ public class ScheduledLibraryUpdate extends JobService {
 	 * @return true if job was scheduled, false otherwise
 	 */
 	public static boolean scheduleUpdate(Context context) {
-		if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
-			return false; // JobScheduler requires API 21
-
 		JobScheduler scheduler = (JobScheduler) context.getSystemService(Context.JOB_SCHEDULER_SERVICE);
 
 		ComponentName componentName = new ComponentName(context, ScheduledLibraryUpdate.class);