diff --git a/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/AppConstants.java b/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/AppConstants.java
index 3d915925d2b..831ee923dfa 100755
--- a/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/AppConstants.java
+++ b/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/AppConstants.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ public class AppConstants {
     public final static String EXTRAS_RACE_STATE_EVENT = "raceStateEvent";
     public final static String FLAG_KEY = "raceFlag";
     public final static String EXTRAS_WIND_FIX = "windfix";
+    public final static String EXTRA_FORCE_REFRESH = "forceRefresh";
 
     public final static String AUTHOR_TYPE_OFFICER_START = "Race Officer on Start Vessel";
     public final static String AUTHOR_TYPE_OFFICER_FINISH = "Race Officer on Finish Vessel";
diff --git a/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/ui/activities/LoginActivity.java b/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/ui/activities/LoginActivity.java
index 1caefdf73e7..efb0c42fef5 100644
--- a/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/ui/activities/LoginActivity.java
+++ b/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/ui/activities/LoginActivity.java
@@ -521,8 +521,8 @@ public class LoginActivity extends BaseActivity
         return ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(target, "alpha", 1f, 0f);
     }
 
-    private void resetData() {
-        if (backdrop.getY() != 0) {
+    private void resetData(boolean force) {
+        if (!force && backdrop.getY() != 0) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -543,9 +543,9 @@ public class LoginActivity extends BaseActivity
             String action = intent.getAction();
 
             if (AppConstants.INTENT_ACTION_RESET.equals(action)) {
-                resetData();
+                resetData(intent.getBooleanExtra(AppConstants.EXTRA_FORCE_REFRESH, false));
             } else if (AppConstants.INTENT_ACTION_VALID_DATA.equals(action)) {
-                resetData();
+                resetData(false);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/ui/fragments/LoginBackdrop.java b/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/ui/fragments/LoginBackdrop.java
index 586be6de2b7..8468ddbeb07 100644
--- a/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/ui/fragments/LoginBackdrop.java
+++ b/mobile/com.sap.sailing.racecommittee.app/src/com/sap/sailing/racecommittee/app/ui/fragments/LoginBackdrop.java
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ public class LoginBackdrop extends Fragment implements LoginTask.LoginTaskListen
 
     private void refreshData() {
         Intent intent = new Intent(AppConstants.INTENT_ACTION_RESET);
+        intent.putExtra(AppConstants.EXTRA_FORCE_REFRESH, true);
         BroadcastManager.getInstance(getActivity()).addIntent(intent);
     }