diff --git a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
index 6773bd2e53..fe529829ce 100644
--- a/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/abstractnetworkjob.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ AbstractNetworkJob::AbstractNetworkJob(AccountPtr account, const QString &path,
     , _path(path)
     , _redirectCount(0)
 {
+    // Since we hold a QSharedPointer to the account, this makes no sense. (issue #6893)
+    ASSERT(account != parent);
+
     _timer.setSingleShot(true);
     _timer.setInterval((httpTimeout ? httpTimeout : 300) * 1000); // default to 5 minutes.
     connect(&_timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &AbstractNetworkJob::slotTimeout);
diff --git a/src/libsync/account.cpp b/src/libsync/account.cpp
index 426b488cb3..abfe8ec841 100644
--- a/src/libsync/account.cpp
+++ b/src/libsync/account.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ QNetworkReply *Account::sendRawRequest(const QByteArray &verb, const QUrl &url,
 
 SimpleNetworkJob *Account::sendRequest(const QByteArray &verb, const QUrl &url, QNetworkRequest req, QIODevice *data)
 {
-    auto job = new SimpleNetworkJob(sharedFromThis(), this);
+    auto job = new SimpleNetworkJob(sharedFromThis());
     job->startRequest(verb, url, req, data);
     return job;
 }