diff --git a/mobile/lib/main.dart b/mobile/lib/main.dart
index 0bdc097ff..52c9c715a 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/main.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/main.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 import 'dart:io';
+import "dart:isolate";
 
 import "package:adaptive_theme/adaptive_theme.dart";
 import 'package:background_fetch/background_fetch.dart';
@@ -330,10 +331,15 @@ Future<void> _killBGTask([String? taskId]) async {
     DateTime.now().microsecondsSinceEpoch,
   );
   final prefs = await SharedPreferences.getInstance();
+
   await prefs.remove(kLastBGTaskHeartBeatTime);
   if (taskId != null) {
     BackgroundFetch.finish(taskId);
   }
+
+  ///Band aid for background process not getting killed. Should migrate to using
+  ///workmanager instead of background_fetch.
+  Isolate.current.kill();
 }
 
 Future<void> _firebaseMessagingBackgroundHandler(RemoteMessage message) async {