diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
index a07ae2c2..82a52a2a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/MainActivity.kt
@@ -1092,15 +1092,19 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity(), ColorPickerDialogListener {
         updateTv()
 
         // backup when we update the app, I don't trust myself to not boot lock users, might want to make this a setting?
-        try {
+        normalSafeApiCall {
             val appVer = BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME
             val lastAppAutoBackup: String = getKey("VERSION_NAME") ?: ""
             if (appVer != lastAppAutoBackup) {
                 setKey("VERSION_NAME", BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME)
-                backup()
+                normalSafeApiCall {
+                    backup()
+                }
+                normalSafeApiCall {
+                    // Recompile oat on new version
+                    PluginManager.deleteAllOatFiles(this)
+                }
             }
-        } catch (t: Throwable) {
-            logError(t)
         }
 
         // just in case, MAIN SHOULD *NEVER* BOOT LOOP CRASH
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
index 87b0ba3b..5bb96ed1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/plugins/PluginManager.kt
@@ -137,6 +137,20 @@ object PluginManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Deletes all generated oat files which will force Android to recompile the dex extensions.
+     * This might fix unrecoverable SIGSEGV exceptions when old oat files are loaded in a new app update.
+     */
+    fun deleteAllOatFiles(context: Context) {
+        File("${context.filesDir}/${ONLINE_PLUGINS_FOLDER}").listFiles()?.forEach { repo ->
+            repo.listFiles { file -> file.name == "oat" && file.isDirectory }?.forEach { file ->
+                val success = file.deleteRecursively()
+                Log.i(TAG, "Deleted oat directory: ${file.absolutePath} Success=$success")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
     fun getPluginsOnline(): Array<PluginData> {
         return getKey(PLUGINS_KEY) ?: emptyArray()
     }