diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
index e1c64764f455cae95407e8cbe99e65ce92c60d61..22708826d27ceee38eeb033f66366e46269d6f17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/XmppActivity.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public abstract class XmppActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
         final long diff = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() - mLastUiRefresh;
         if (diff > Config.REFRESH_UI_INTERVAL) {
             mRefreshUiHandler.removeCallbacks(mRefreshUiRunnable);
-            runOnUiThread(mRefreshUiRunnable);
+            mRefreshUiHandler.postDelayed(mRefreshUiRunnable, 1);
         } else {
             final long next = Config.REFRESH_UI_INTERVAL - diff;
             mRefreshUiHandler.removeCallbacks(mRefreshUiRunnable);