diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
index ce91244d8f05a041237b605a3dd35afc5d022972..0f4b3404765f0bc959572e210d64f94fbf07fa5b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/Config.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ public final class Config {
 	public static final int PAGE_SIZE = 50;
 	public static final int MAX_NUM_PAGES = 3;
 
-	public static final int PROGRESS_UI_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 750;
 	public static final int REFRESH_UI_INTERVAL = 500;
 
 	public static final boolean NO_PROXY_LOOKUP = false; //useful to debug ibb
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpDownloadConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpDownloadConnection.java
index 2ece1cca0ee887d769fbbd841148daad4f290681..d7487af9dc28460159b515f625a6ee1d5462c442 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpDownloadConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/http/HttpDownloadConnection.java
@@ -244,10 +244,7 @@ public class HttpDownloadConnection implements Transferable {
 
 	public void updateProgress(int i) {
 		this.mProgress = i;
-		if (SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() - this.mLastGuiRefresh > Config.PROGRESS_UI_UPDATE_INTERVAL) {
-			this.mLastGuiRefresh = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
-			mXmppConnectionService.updateConversationUi();
-		}
+		mXmppConnectionService.updateConversationUi();
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/BlocklistActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/BlocklistActivity.java
index 13d7f4fc84e194b9157168e87ab0fe680934dcac..08594201a7e6c7d1d07fb8de6ecad6d0fe46bd0a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/BlocklistActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/BlocklistActivity.java
@@ -55,16 +55,10 @@ public class BlocklistActivity extends AbstractSearchableListItemActivity implem
 			}
 			Collections.sort(getListItems());
 		}
-		runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
-			@Override
-			public void run() {
-				getListItemAdapter().notifyDataSetChanged();
-			}
-		});
+		getListItemAdapter().notifyDataSetChanged();
 	}
 
-	@Override
-	public void OnUpdateBlocklist(final OnUpdateBlocklist.Status status) {
+	protected void refreshUiReal() {
 		final Editable editable = getSearchEditText().getText();
 		if (editable != null) {
 			filterContacts(editable.toString());
@@ -72,4 +66,9 @@ public class BlocklistActivity extends AbstractSearchableListItemActivity implem
 			filterContacts();
 		}
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void OnUpdateBlocklist(final OnUpdateBlocklist.Status status) {
+		refreshUi();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChangePasswordActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChangePasswordActivity.java
index d40a1121c80b6d0b389df58268c46e58124c4bf6..aa986bd1f2cf65b39fa9162be94b7b51557bb44c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChangePasswordActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChangePasswordActivity.java
@@ -103,4 +103,8 @@ public class ChangePasswordActivity extends XmppActivity implements XmppConnecti
 		});
 
 	}
+
+	public void refreshUiReal() {
+
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChooseContactActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChooseContactActivity.java
index b2ea28a0faaee42533babcb22904cf85608d81fa..bc23c3bab392c58e3c1130d238f71455d5c0a2c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChooseContactActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ChooseContactActivity.java
@@ -149,4 +149,8 @@ public class ChooseContactActivity extends AbstractSearchableListItemActivity {
 		return result.toArray(new String[result.size()]);
 	}
 
+
+	public void refreshUiReal() {
+		//nothing to do. This Activity doesn't implement any listeners
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ContactDetailsActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ContactDetailsActivity.java
index e7a8ffb75e8d41430ae88e1581fc3bf325029f27..cc2ef27c01f6510b677173a4634af3975c194b52 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ContactDetailsActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ContactDetailsActivity.java
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@ public class ContactDetailsActivity extends XmppActivity implements OnAccountUpd
 		refreshUi();
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public void OnUpdateBlocklist(final Status status) {
+		refreshUi();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected void refreshUiReal() {
 		invalidateOptionsMenu();
@@ -464,16 +469,4 @@ public class ContactDetailsActivity extends XmppActivity implements OnAccountUpd
 			populateView();
 		}
 	}
-
-	@Override
-	public void OnUpdateBlocklist(final Status status) {
-		runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
-
-			@Override
-			public void run() {
-				invalidateOptionsMenu();
-				populateView();
-			}
-		});
-	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java
index dbf4490ecb1f1201f25a5521216fb5d59d2707b3..7b042be7da6dfa78dbefef4c4ae40d73f16d08f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ConversationActivity.java
@@ -1290,6 +1290,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends XmppActivity
 			ConversationActivity.this.mConversationFragment.updateMessages();
 			updateActionBarTitle();
 		}
+		invalidateOptionsMenu();
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -1310,12 +1311,6 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends XmppActivity
 	@Override
 	public void OnUpdateBlocklist(Status status) {
 		this.refreshUi();
-		runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
-			@Override
-			public void run() {
-				invalidateOptionsMenu();
-			}
-		});
 	}
 
 	public void unblockConversation(final Blockable conversation) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EditAccountActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EditAccountActivity.java
index 379d072855e68997ae1d52600dbcb7891f9e3596..e7b513293c19b7f4d85eeb99e6783e37934a162c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EditAccountActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/EditAccountActivity.java
@@ -151,34 +151,33 @@ public class EditAccountActivity extends XmppActivity implements OnAccountUpdate
 			finish();
 		}
 	};
-	@Override
-	public void onAccountUpdate() {
-		runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
 
-			@Override
-			public void run() {
-				invalidateOptionsMenu();
-				if (mAccount != null
-						&& mAccount.getStatus() != Account.State.ONLINE
-						&& mFetchingAvatar) {
-					startActivity(new Intent(getApplicationContext(),
-								ManageAccountActivity.class));
-					finish();
-				} else if (jidToEdit == null && mAccount != null
-						&& mAccount.getStatus() == Account.State.ONLINE) {
-					if (!mFetchingAvatar) {
-						mFetchingAvatar = true;
-						xmppConnectionService.checkForAvatar(mAccount,
-								mAvatarFetchCallback);
-					}
-				} else {
-					updateSaveButton();
-				}
-				if (mAccount != null) {
-					updateAccountInformation(false);
-				}
+	public void refreshUiReal() {
+		invalidateOptionsMenu();
+		if (mAccount != null
+				&& mAccount.getStatus() != Account.State.ONLINE
+				&& mFetchingAvatar) {
+			startActivity(new Intent(getApplicationContext(),
+						ManageAccountActivity.class));
+			finish();
+		} else if (jidToEdit == null && mAccount != null
+				&& mAccount.getStatus() == Account.State.ONLINE) {
+			if (!mFetchingAvatar) {
+				mFetchingAvatar = true;
+				xmppConnectionService.checkForAvatar(mAccount,
+						mAvatarFetchCallback);
 			}
-		});
+		} else {
+			updateSaveButton();
+		}
+		if (mAccount != null) {
+			updateAccountInformation(false);
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onAccountUpdate() {
+		refreshUi();
 	}
 	private final UiCallback<Avatar> mAvatarFetchCallback = new UiCallback<Avatar>() {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/PublishProfilePictureActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/PublishProfilePictureActivity.java
index 4333dbdb0d05e48f022397e85c28d01969ea4357..2f6d765deb69e4f9e40981792e4d492eb14d26f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/PublishProfilePictureActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/PublishProfilePictureActivity.java
@@ -251,4 +251,8 @@ public class PublishProfilePictureActivity extends XmppActivity {
 		this.publishButton.setTextColor(getSecondaryTextColor());
 	}
 
+	public void refreshUiReal() {
+		//nothing to do. This Activity doesn't implement any listeners
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SettingsActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SettingsActivity.java
index 5ce361df9b24ce58518aadaac7229f82e8a028ef..6e5fe610bcdfd99869242efe346fdd537e12230f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -180,4 +180,8 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends XmppActivity implements
 		}
 	}
 
+	public void refreshUiReal() {
+		//nothing to do. This Activity doesn't implement any listeners
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ShareWithActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ShareWithActivity.java
index fed82065665ff985a6c19628eef26adc27270fbd..e0ebd5c2f9fa55347a6b0cb2735858ec9771cac9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ShareWithActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/ShareWithActivity.java
@@ -228,4 +228,8 @@ public class ShareWithActivity extends XmppActivity {
 
 	}
 
+	public void refreshUiReal() {
+		//nothing to do. This Activity doesn't implement any listeners
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/TrustKeysActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/TrustKeysActivity.java
index e93cacd4fc23cf6cc40d8476e5ebb85908995d03..d88d7902e1d727a435c1bbde00278ab1673eae44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/TrustKeysActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/TrustKeysActivity.java
@@ -210,16 +210,10 @@ public class TrustKeysActivity extends XmppActivity implements OnNewKeysAvailabl
 
 	@Override
 	public void onNewKeysAvailable() {
-		runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
-			@Override
-			public void run() {
-				final Account account = xmppConnectionService
-						.findAccountByJid(accountJid);
-				hasPendingFetches = false;
-				getFingerprints(account);
-				refreshUi();
-			}
-		});
+		final Account account = xmppConnectionService.findAccountByJid(accountJid);
+		hasPendingFetches = false;
+		getFingerprints(account);
+		refreshUi();
 	}
 
 	private void commitTrusts() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
index 77001f20cf56fb4240539e52fc4d9995a40f9e77..69357224d4e130299f6422c8f82c60807d4c1917 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public abstract class XmppActivity extends Activity {
 	protected ConferenceInvite mPendingConferenceInvite = null;
 
 
-	protected void refreshUi() {
+	protected final void refreshUi() {
 		final long diff = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() - mLastUiRefresh;
 		if (diff > Config.REFRESH_UI_INTERVAL) {
 			mRefreshUiHandler.removeCallbacks(mRefreshUiRunnable);
@@ -137,9 +137,7 @@ public abstract class XmppActivity extends Activity {
 		}
 	}
 
-	protected void refreshUiReal() {
-
-	};
+	abstract protected void refreshUiReal();
 
 	protected interface OnValueEdited {
 		public void onValueEdited(String value);
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleConnection.java
index 138a5e51d9960365bbf4cd745d113ec83e150120..e15fc52241abcf38a9be8467c36cae6b4c2d9b13 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/jingle/JingleConnection.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public class JingleConnection implements Transferable {
 	private String contentCreator;
 
 	private int mProgress = 0;
-	private long mLastGuiRefresh = 0;
 
 	private boolean receivedCandidate = false;
 	private boolean sentCandidate = false;
@@ -902,10 +901,7 @@ public class JingleConnection implements Transferable {
 
 	public void updateProgress(int i) {
 		this.mProgress = i;
-		if (SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() - this.mLastGuiRefresh > Config.PROGRESS_UI_UPDATE_INTERVAL) {
-			this.mLastGuiRefresh = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
-			mXmppConnectionService.updateConversationUi();
-		}
+		mXmppConnectionService.updateConversationUi();
 	}
 
 	interface OnProxyActivated {