diff --git a/src/services/system.service.ts b/src/services/system.service.ts
index 1ec3a138d62..4edf0e3a2eb 100644
--- a/src/services/system.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/system.service.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class SystemService implements SystemServiceAbstraction {
     }
 
     startProcessReload(): void {
-        if (this.vaultTimeoutService.pinProtectedKey != null || this.reloadInterval != null) {
+        if (this.vaultTimeoutService.pinProtectedKey != null || this.vaultTimeoutService.biometricLocked || this.reloadInterval != null) {
             return;
         }
         this.cancelProcessReload();