diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
index 0ed9e4d4d..4df762b07 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment(), CoroutineScope, AccountObserver {
     }
 
     override fun onPause() {
+        invokePendingDeleteJobs()
         super.onPause()
         val homeViewModel = activity?.run {
             ViewModelProviders.of(this).get(HomeScreenViewModel::class.java)