diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/call/CallController.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/call/CallController.kt
index 1b5ff2725..3c168876e 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/call/CallController.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/call/CallController.kt
@@ -507,7 +507,12 @@ class CallController(
             callerUser?.profilePicture()?.let { pictureUrl ->
                 withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
                     try {
-                        val request = ImageRequest.Builder(context).data(pictureUrl).build()
+                        val request =
+                            ImageRequest
+                                .Builder(context)
+                                .data(pictureUrl)
+                                .allowHardware(false)
+                                .build()
                         val result = ImageLoader(context).execute(request)
                         (result.image?.asDrawable(context.resources) as? android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable)?.bitmap
                     } catch (_: Exception) {
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/notifications/EventNotificationConsumer.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/notifications/EventNotificationConsumer.kt
index 356f65c40..09c50dbff 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/notifications/EventNotificationConsumer.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/notifications/EventNotificationConsumer.kt
@@ -644,7 +644,12 @@ class EventNotificationConsumer(
             callerUser?.profilePicture()?.let { pictureUrl ->
                 kotlinx.coroutines.withContext(kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers.IO) {
                     try {
-                        val request = ImageRequest.Builder(applicationContext).data(pictureUrl).build()
+                        val request =
+                            ImageRequest
+                                .Builder(applicationContext)
+                                .data(pictureUrl)
+                                .allowHardware(false)
+                                .build()
                         val result = ImageLoader(applicationContext).execute(request)
                         (result.image?.asDrawable(applicationContext.resources) as? BitmapDrawable)?.bitmap
                     } catch (_: Exception) {
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/notifications/NotificationUtils.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/notifications/NotificationUtils.kt
index 45839e99a..10d759088 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/notifications/NotificationUtils.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/notifications/NotificationUtils.kt
@@ -272,7 +272,12 @@ object NotificationUtils {
     ): Bitmap? =
         withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
             try {
-                val request = ImageRequest.Builder(applicationContext).data(pictureUrl).build()
+                val request =
+                    ImageRequest
+                        .Builder(applicationContext)
+                        .data(pictureUrl)
+                        .allowHardware(false)
+                        .build()
                 val imageLoader = SingletonImageLoader.get(applicationContext)
                 val result = imageLoader.execute(request)
                 (result.image?.asDrawable(applicationContext.resources) as? BitmapDrawable)?.bitmap