diff --git a/src/com/android/email/service/AttachmentDownloadService.java b/src/com/android/email/service/AttachmentDownloadService.java
index 85fb4c34c..191402e28 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/service/AttachmentDownloadService.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/service/AttachmentDownloadService.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class AttachmentDownloadService extends Service implements Runnable {
     /*package*/ static AttachmentDownloadService sRunningService = null;
 
     /*package*/ Context mContext;
-    Preferences mPreferences;
+    private final Preferences mPreferences;
     /*package*/ final DownloadSet mDownloadSet = new DownloadSet(new DownloadComparator());
 
     private final HashMap<Long, Class<? extends Service>> mAccountServiceMap =
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ public class AttachmentDownloadService extends Service implements Runnable {
                     }
                     // If we're an attachment on forwarded mail, and if we're not still blocked,
                     // try to send pending mail now (as mediated by MailService)
-                    if ((req != null) && 
+                    if ((req != null) &&
                             !Utility.hasUnloadedAttachments(mContext, attachment.mMessageKey)) {
                         if (Email.DEBUG) {
                             Log.d(TAG, "== Downloads finished for outgoing msg #" + req.messageId);
@@ -547,6 +547,10 @@ public class AttachmentDownloadService extends Service implements Runnable {
         }
     }
 
+    public AttachmentDownloadService() {
+        mPreferences = Preferences.getPreferences(this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Calculate the download priority of an Attachment.  A priority of zero means that the
      * attachment is not marked for download.
@@ -786,7 +790,6 @@ public class AttachmentDownloadService extends Service implements Runnable {
     public void run() {
         mContext = this;
         mAccountManagerStub = new AccountManagerStub(this);
-        mPreferences = Preferences.getPreferences(this);
 
         // Run through all attachments in the database that require download and add them to
         // the queue