diff --git a/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/SplitManager.java b/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/SplitManager.java
index 79533e202..321e80765 100644
--- a/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/SplitManager.java
+++ b/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/SplitManager.java
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ public class SplitManager {
     if (splitFrequency > 0) {
       if (splitExecuter == null) {
         TimeSplitTask splitter = new TimeSplitTask();
+        splitter.start();
         splitExecuter = new PeriodicTaskExecuter(splitter, service);
       }
       splitExecuter.scheduleTask(splitFrequency * 60000);