diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/define/DebugFlags.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/define/DebugFlags.kt
index 6829f71e3..08f54c4f0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/define/DebugFlags.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/define/DebugFlags.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import android.os.Build
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.BuildConfig
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.DebugSettings
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.Defaults
+import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.DeviceProtectedUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.Log
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.prefs
 import java.io.File
@@ -64,11 +65,17 @@ ${Log.getLog(100).joinToString("\n")}
 
     private fun writeCrashReportToFile(text: String) {
         try {
-            val dir = appContext.getExternalFilesDir(null) ?: return
+            val dir = appContext.getExternalFilesDir(null)
             val date = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss").format(Calendar.getInstance().time)
             val crashReportFile = File(dir, "crash_report_$date.txt")
-            crashReportFile.writeText(text)
-        } catch (ignored: IOException) {
+            crashReportFile.appendText(text)
+        } catch (_: Exception) {
+            // can't write in external files dir, maybe device just booted and is still locked
+            // in this case there shouldn't be any sensitive data and we can put crash logs in unprotected files dir
+            val dir = DeviceProtectedUtils.getFilesDir(appContext) ?: return
+            val date = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss").format(Calendar.getInstance().time)
+            val crashReportFile = File(dir, "crash_report_unprotected_$date.txt")
+            crashReportFile.appendText(text)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
index ec7b33426..d0e9a3030 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import helium314.keyboard.latin.R
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.FileUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.define.DebugFlags
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.settings.Settings
+import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.DeviceProtectedUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.ExecutorUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.UncachedInputMethodManagerUtils
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.utils.cleanUnusedMainDicts
@@ -191,8 +192,9 @@ class SettingsActivity : ComponentActivity(), SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferen
 
     private fun findCrashReports(): List<File> {
         // find crash report files
-        val dir: File = getExternalFilesDir(null) ?: return emptyList()
-        val allFiles = dir.listFiles() ?: return emptyList()
+        val dir = getExternalFilesDir(null)
+        val unprotectedDir = DeviceProtectedUtils.getFilesDir(this)
+        val allFiles = dir?.listFiles()?.toList().orEmpty() + unprotectedDir?.listFiles().orEmpty()
         return allFiles.filter { it.name.startsWith("crash_report") }
     }