diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java
index 91e2ced35..f1fa1d328 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/ContributionsActivity.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public  class       ContributionsActivity
         @Override
         public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName componentName) {
             // this should never happen
-            throw new RuntimeException("UploadService died but the rest of the process did not!");
+            Timber.e(new RuntimeException("UploadService died but the rest of the process did not!"));
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java
index d2119dfc3..ade22ece6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/upload/UploadController.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class UploadController {
         @Override
         public void onServiceDisconnected(ComponentName componentName) {
             // this should never happen
-            throw new RuntimeException("UploadService died but the rest of the process did not!");
+            Timber.e(new RuntimeException("UploadService died but the rest of the process did not!"));
         }
     };