diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7a1b2fd0f..d2b693f67 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 - Viewer: display more items in tag/copy/move quick action choosers
 
+### Fixed
+
+- multiple widget setup after device reboot
+
 ## <a id="v1.11.8"></a>[v1.11.8] - 2024-07-19
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/HomeWidgetProvider.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/HomeWidgetProvider.kt
index 079ad5d30..f42bb2e8e 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/HomeWidgetProvider.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/deckers/thibault/aves/HomeWidgetProvider.kt
@@ -11,12 +11,18 @@ import android.graphics.Bitmap
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
+import android.os.Handler
+import android.os.Looper
 import android.util.Log
 import android.util.SizeF
 import android.widget.RemoteViews
 import app.loup.streams_channel.StreamsChannel
 import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.AvesByteSendingMethodCodec
-import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.*
+import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.DeviceHandler
+import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.MediaFetchBytesHandler
+import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.MediaFetchObjectHandler
+import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.MediaStoreHandler
+import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.calls.StorageHandler
 import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.streams.ImageByteStreamHandler
 import deckers.thibault.aves.channel.streams.MediaStoreStreamHandler
 import deckers.thibault.aves.model.FieldMap
@@ -26,8 +32,14 @@ import io.flutter.FlutterInjector
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine
 import io.flutter.embedding.engine.dart.DartExecutor
 import io.flutter.plugin.common.MethodChannel
-import kotlinx.coroutines.*
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
+import kotlin.coroutines.Continuation
 import kotlin.coroutines.resume
 import kotlin.coroutines.resumeWithException
 import kotlin.coroutines.suspendCoroutine
@@ -108,37 +120,25 @@ class HomeWidgetProvider : AppWidgetProvider() {
 
         val isNightModeOn = (context.resources.configuration.uiMode and Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_MASK) == Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_YES
 
+        val params = hashMapOf(
+            "widgetId" to widgetId,
+            "sizesDip" to sizesDip,
+            "devicePixelRatio" to getDevicePixelRatio(),
+            "drawEntryImage" to drawEntryImage,
+            "reuseEntry" to reuseEntry,
+            "isSystemThemeDark" to isNightModeOn,
+        ).apply {
+            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
+                put("cornerRadiusPx", context.resources.getDimension(android.R.dimen.system_app_widget_background_radius))
+            }
+        }
+
         initFlutterEngine(context)
-        val messenger = flutterEngine!!.dartExecutor
-        val channel = MethodChannel(messenger, WIDGET_DRAW_CHANNEL)
         try {
-            val props = suspendCoroutine<Any?> { cont ->
+            val props = suspendCoroutine { cont ->
                 defaultScope.launch {
                     FlutterUtils.runOnUiThread {
-                        channel.invokeMethod("drawWidget", hashMapOf(
-                            "widgetId" to widgetId,
-                            "sizesDip" to sizesDip,
-                            "devicePixelRatio" to getDevicePixelRatio(),
-                            "drawEntryImage" to drawEntryImage,
-                            "reuseEntry" to reuseEntry,
-                            "isSystemThemeDark" to isNightModeOn,
-                        ).apply {
-                            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.S) {
-                                put("cornerRadiusPx", context.resources.getDimension(android.R.dimen.system_app_widget_background_radius))
-                            }
-                        }, object : MethodChannel.Result {
-                            override fun success(result: Any?) {
-                                cont.resume(result)
-                            }
-
-                            override fun error(errorCode: String, errorMessage: String?, errorDetails: Any?) {
-                                cont.resumeWithException(Exception("$errorCode: $errorMessage\n$errorDetails"))
-                            }
-
-                            override fun notImplemented() {
-                                cont.resumeWithException(Exception("not implemented"))
-                            }
-                        })
+                        tryDrawWidget(params, cont, 0)
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -150,6 +150,30 @@ class HomeWidgetProvider : AppWidgetProvider() {
         return null
     }
 
+    private fun tryDrawWidget(params: HashMap<String, Any>, cont: Continuation<Any?>, drawRetry: Int) {
+        val messenger = flutterEngine!!.dartExecutor
+        val channel = MethodChannel(messenger, WIDGET_DRAW_CHANNEL)
+        channel.invokeMethod("drawWidget", params, object : MethodChannel.Result {
+            override fun success(result: Any?) {
+                cont.resume(result)
+            }
+
+            override fun error(errorCode: String, errorMessage: String?, errorDetails: Any?) {
+                cont.resumeWithException(Exception("$errorCode: $errorMessage\n$errorDetails"))
+            }
+
+            override fun notImplemented() {
+                if (drawRetry > DRAW_RETRY_MAX) {
+                    cont.resumeWithException(Exception("not implemented"))
+                } else {
+                    Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).postDelayed({
+                        tryDrawWidget(params, cont, drawRetry + 1)
+                    }, 2000L)
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
     private fun updateWidgetImage(
         context: Context,
         appWidgetManager: AppWidgetManager,
@@ -271,6 +295,7 @@ class HomeWidgetProvider : AppWidgetProvider() {
         private val LOG_TAG = LogUtils.createTag<HomeWidgetProvider>()
         private const val WIDGET_DART_ENTRYPOINT = "widgetMain"
         private const val WIDGET_DRAW_CHANNEL = "deckers.thibault/aves/widget_draw"
+        private const val DRAW_RETRY_MAX = 5
 
         private var flutterEngine: FlutterEngine? = null
         private var imageByteFetchJob: Job? = null
diff --git a/lib/utils/android_file_utils.dart b/lib/utils/android_file_utils.dart
index 5c4cbe6db..327485eeb 100644
--- a/lib/utils/android_file_utils.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/android_file_utils.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 
 final AndroidFileUtils androidFileUtils = AndroidFileUtils._private();
 
+enum _State { uninitialized, initializing, initialized }
+
 class AndroidFileUtils {
   // cf https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ContentResolver#SCHEME_CONTENT
   static const contentScheme = 'content';
@@ -27,13 +29,19 @@ class AndroidFileUtils {
   late final String dcimPath, downloadPath, moviesPath, picturesPath, avesVideoCapturesPath;
   late final Set<String> videoCapturesPaths;
   Set<StorageVolume> storageVolumes = {};
-  bool _initialized = false;
+  _State _initialized = _State.uninitialized;
 
   AndroidFileUtils._private();
 
   Future<void> init() async {
-    if (_initialized) return;
+    if (_initialized == _State.uninitialized) {
+      _initialized = _State.initializing;
+      await _doInit();
+      _initialized = _State.initialized;
+    }
+  }
 
+  Future<void> _doInit() async {
     separator = pContext.separator;
     await _initStorageVolumes();
     vaultRoot = await storageService.getVaultRoot();
@@ -50,8 +58,6 @@ class AndroidFileUtils {
       // from Aves
       avesVideoCapturesPath,
     };
-
-    _initialized = true;
   }
 
   Future<void> _initStorageVolumes() async {
diff --git a/lib/widget_common.dart b/lib/widget_common.dart
index 34a8067cb..7432c4e7e 100644
--- a/lib/widget_common.dart
+++ b/lib/widget_common.dart
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 const _widgetDrawChannel = MethodChannel('deckers.thibault/aves/widget_draw');
 
 void widgetMainCommon(AppFlavor flavor) async {
+  debugPrint('Widget main start');
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
   initPlatformServices();
   await settings.init(monitorPlatformSettings: false);
   await reportService.init();
 
+  debugPrint('Widget channel method handling setup');
   _widgetDrawChannel.setMethodCallHandler((call) async {
     // widget settings may be modified in a different process after channel setup
     await settings.reload();
diff --git a/lib/widgets/home_widget.dart b/lib/widgets/home_widget.dart
index 6f6d4a509..5344627ea 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/home_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/home_widget.dart
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class HomeWidgetPainter {
     final widthPx = sizeDip.width * devicePixelRatio;
     final heightPx = sizeDip.height * devicePixelRatio;
     final widgetSizePx = Size(widthPx, heightPx);
-    debugPrint('draw widget for $sizeDip dp ($widgetSizePx px), entry=$entry');
+    debugPrint('Draw widget for ${sizeDip.width}x${sizeDip.height} dp (${widgetSizePx.width}x${widgetSizePx.height} px), entry=$entry');
     final ui.Image? entryImage;
     if (entry != null) {
       final extent = shape.extentPx(widgetSizePx, entry!) / devicePixelRatio;