diff --git a/mobile/com.sap.sailing.buoy.positioning/src/com/sap/sailing/android/buoy/positioning/app/ui/activities/RegattaActivity.java b/mobile/com.sap.sailing.buoy.positioning/src/com/sap/sailing/android/buoy/positioning/app/ui/activities/RegattaActivity.java
index bd820f9e29f..8b23ebbe4e3 100644
--- a/mobile/com.sap.sailing.buoy.positioning/src/com/sap/sailing/android/buoy/positioning/app/ui/activities/RegattaActivity.java
+++ b/mobile/com.sap.sailing.buoy.positioning/src/com/sap/sailing/android/buoy/positioning/app/ui/activities/RegattaActivity.java
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ public class RegattaActivity extends AbstractRegattaActivity {
         }
         RegattaFragment regattaFragment = new RegattaFragment();
         replaceFragment(R.id.content_frame, regattaFragment);
+
+        startMarkerService();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -87,9 +89,6 @@ public class RegattaActivity extends AbstractRegattaActivity {
     @Override
     public void onStart() {
         super.onStart();
-        Intent intent = new Intent(this, MarkerService.class);
-        intent.putExtra(getString(R.string.check_in_url_key), checkinUrl);
-        startService(intent);
         Intent messageSendingServiceIntent = new Intent(this, MessageSendingService.class);
         bindService(messageSendingServiceIntent, messageSendingServiceConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE);
     }
@@ -172,6 +171,12 @@ public class RegattaActivity extends AbstractRegattaActivity {
         }
     }
 
+    private void startMarkerService() {
+        Intent intent = new Intent(this, MarkerService.class);
+        intent.putExtra(getString(R.string.check_in_url_key), checkinUrl);
+        startService(intent);
+    }
+
     private void checkOut(){
         DatabaseHelper.getInstance().deleteRegattaFromDatabase(this, checkinDigest);
         finish();