diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/FeedViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/FeedViewModel.kt
index 7ae02473c..c35d629c6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/FeedViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/FeedViewModel.kt
@@ -292,10 +292,12 @@ abstract class FeedViewModel(val localFilter: FeedFilter<Note>) : ViewModel(), I
     private val bundlerInsert = BundledInsert<Set<Note>>(250, Dispatchers.IO)
 
     override fun invalidateData(ignoreIfDoing: Boolean) {
-        bundler.invalidate(ignoreIfDoing) {
-            // adds the time to perform the refresh into this delay
-            // holding off new updates in case of heavy refresh routines.
-            refreshSuspended()
+        viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+            bundler.invalidate(ignoreIfDoing) {
+                // adds the time to perform the refresh into this delay
+                // holding off new updates in case of heavy refresh routines.
+                refreshSuspended()
+            }
         }
     }