diff --git a/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/BaseActivity.java b/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/BaseActivity.java
index fb8741baf6a3..a3c6b2145afc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/BaseActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/BaseActivity.java
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ protected void swapToDefaultAccount() {
         if (newAccount == null) {
             /// no account available: force account creation
             createAccount(true);
-
-            if (enableAccountHandling) {
-                finish();
-            }
         } else {
             currentAccount = newAccount;
         }