diff --git a/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp b/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp
index 73bc69aa09..0f7823b59f 100644
--- a/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/accountsettings.cpp
@@ -597,6 +597,9 @@ QString AccountSettings::shortenFilename( const QString& folder, const QString&
 
 void AccountSettings::slotSetProgress(const QString& folder, const Progress::Info &progress )
 {
+    if (!isVisible()) {
+        return; // for https://github.com/owncloud/client/issues/2648#issuecomment-71377909
+    }
     QStandardItem *item = itemForFolder( folder );
     if( !item ) return;