diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/activity/AccountsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/activity/AccountsActivity.java
index d5deafc38bdb9fa75b270803924e78793ece4973..1b9362224bce245b68161c0753259c77698ce439 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/activity/AccountsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/activity/AccountsActivity.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class AccountsActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
             }
         };
 
-        if (!CommonUtils.haveNetworkConnection(this, account)) {
+        if (!CommonUtils.haveNetworkConnection(this, true)) {
             handleNoInternetConnection();
             return;
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/ObserverService.java b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/ObserverService.java
index af672a3c3cf9e1c900fe2f78205f1e8037edaf46..567dd17b85111e2199380a82ea72aa2c86e3b49a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/ObserverService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/ObserverService.java
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ public class ObserverService extends Service implements OnRemoteOperationListene
             return super.onStartCommand( intent, flags, startId );
         }
 
+        final boolean meteredNetworkAllowed = CommonUtils.isMeteredNetworkAllowed(mAccount);
         //check for the case where intent has been launched by initializerService
-        if (!CommonUtils.haveNetworkConnection(this, mAccount)) {
+        if (!CommonUtils.haveNetworkConnection(this, meteredNetworkAllowed)) {
             Log.w(TAG, "There is no Internet connexion.");
             return super.onStartCommand( intent, flags, startId );
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/SynchronizationService.java b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/SynchronizationService.java
index 19073ef5e73542846f8cb76922adeaa207546a9f..b05476ac3d3793dd58b7345b2060ae580431f692 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/SynchronizationService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/services/SynchronizationService.java
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ public class SynchronizationService extends Service implements OnRemoteOperation
 
     private void startWorker(int threadIndex){
         if (syncedRequestQueue.isEmpty()) return;
-        if (!threadWorkingState[threadIndex] && CommonUtils.haveNetworkConnection(getApplicationContext(), account)) { //check if the thread corresponding to threadIndex isn't already working
+        final boolean meteredNetworkAllowed = CommonUtils.isMeteredNetworkAllowed(account);
+        if (!threadWorkingState[threadIndex] && CommonUtils.haveNetworkConnection(getApplicationContext(), meteredNetworkAllowed)) { //check if the thread corresponding to threadIndex isn't already working
 
             final SyncRequest request = this.syncedRequestQueue.poll(); //return null if deque is empty
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/utils/CommonUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/utils/CommonUtils.java
index 0c1bf7f1eb389436beef6d457668542de5c33995..72484925b03e626d66e341742fafa30ca625e510 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/utils/CommonUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/utils/CommonUtils.java
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ public abstract class CommonUtils {
         return ContentResolver.getSyncAutomatically(account, SETTINGSYNC_PROVIDER_AUTHORITY);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Read accountManager settings
+     * @param account
+     * @return true if usage of metered connection is allowed
+     */
+    public static boolean isMeteredNetworkAllowed(Account account){
+        return ContentResolver.getSyncAutomatically(account, METERED_NETWORK_ALLOWED_AUTHORITY);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param context app context
      * @return Owncloud client instance or null
@@ -216,16 +225,15 @@ public abstract class CommonUtils {
      * Tell if there is internet connection
      *
      * @param context Activity or service which are calling this method
+     * @param meteredNetworkAllowed true if service can use metered network / false either
      * @return True if there is connection, false either
      */
-    public static boolean haveNetworkConnection(Context context, Account account) {
+    public static boolean haveNetworkConnection(Context context, boolean meteredNetworkAllowed) {
         Log.i(TAG, "haveNetworkConnection()");
 
         final ConnectivityManager cm = context.getSystemService(ConnectivityManager.class);
         final NetworkCapabilities capabilities = cm.getNetworkCapabilities(cm.getActiveNetwork());
 
-        final boolean meteredNetworkAllowed = ContentResolver.getSyncAutomatically(account, METERED_NETWORK_ALLOWED_AUTHORITY);
-
         if (capabilities != null
                 && capabilities.hasCapability(NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_INTERNET)
                 && capabilities.hasCapability(NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_VALIDATED)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/work/CreateRemoteFolderWorker.java b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/work/CreateRemoteFolderWorker.java
index 3459551a49e82d1ab35a5418a7325c03b499d686..38ec32f06445505f260f340b9a78913bb5525db6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/work/CreateRemoteFolderWorker.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/foundation/e/drive/work/CreateRemoteFolderWorker.java
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ public class CreateRemoteFolderWorker extends Worker {
             return Result.failure();
         }
 
-        if (!CommonUtils.haveNetworkConnection(context, account)) {
+        final boolean meteredNetworkAllowed = CommonUtils.isMeteredNetworkAllowed(account);
+        if (!CommonUtils.haveNetworkConnection(context, meteredNetworkAllowed)) {
             Log.e(TAG, "Can't create remote folder because there is no usable connection");
             return Result.retry();
         }