diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/MyApp.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/MyApp.kt
index d9e8dba76..11cfacfd7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/MyApp.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/MyApp.kt
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ class MyApp : Application() {
         /**
          * Handler for uncaught exceptions
          */
-        val exceptionHandler = ExceptionHandler()
+        val defaultExceptionHandler = Thread.getDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler()
+        val exceptionHandler = ExceptionHandler(defaultExceptionHandler)
         Thread.setDefaultUncaughtExceptionHandler(exceptionHandler)
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/ExceptionHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/ExceptionHandler.kt
index da2e17235..af8185c84 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/ExceptionHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/ExceptionHandler.kt
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 package com.github.libretube.util
 
-import android.util.Log
 import com.github.libretube.preferences.PreferenceHelper
-import kotlin.system.exitProcess
 
-class ExceptionHandler : Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler {
+class ExceptionHandler(
+    private val defaultExceptionHandler: Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler?
+) : Thread.UncaughtExceptionHandler {
     override fun uncaughtException(thread: Thread, exc: Throwable) {
-        Log.e("bnyro", exc.stackTraceToString())
-        // sav ethe error log
+        // save the error log
         PreferenceHelper.saveErrorLog(exc.stackTraceToString())
-        // finish the app
-        System.exit(0)
-        android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid())
-        exitProcess(0)
+        // throw the exception with the default exception handler to make the app crash
+        defaultExceptionHandler?.uncaughtException(thread, exc)
     }
 }