diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/CardFeedViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/CardFeedViewModel.kt
index 7836b1d52..5d6b9fa72 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/CardFeedViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/CardFeedViewModel.kt
@@ -30,10 +30,12 @@ class CardFeedViewModel(val dataSource: NostrDataSource<Note>): ViewModel() {
 
     private var lastNotes: List<Note>? = null
 
-    suspend fun refresh() = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-        refreshSuspended()
+    fun refresh() {
+        val scope = CoroutineScope(Job() + Dispatchers.Default)
+        scope.launch {
+            refreshSuspended()
+        }
     }
-
     private fun refreshSuspended() {
         val notes = dataSource.loadTop()
 
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 7af88399a..1a417869a 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
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ abstract class FeedViewModel(val dataSource: NostrDataSource<Note>): ViewModel()
     }
 
     fun refresh() {
-        viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.Default) {
             val notes = newListFromDataSource()
 
             val oldNotesState = feedContent.value
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/UserFeedViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/UserFeedViewModel.kt
index 9ba891cd6..d6229751e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/UserFeedViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/UserFeedViewModel.kt
@@ -41,8 +41,11 @@ open class UserFeedViewModel(val dataSource: NostrDataSource<User>): ViewModel()
     private val _feedContent = MutableStateFlow<UserFeedState>(UserFeedState.Loading)
     val feedContent = _feedContent.asStateFlow()
 
-    suspend fun refresh() = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-        refreshSuspended()
+    fun refresh() {
+        val scope = CoroutineScope(Job() + Dispatchers.Default)
+        scope.launch {
+            refreshSuspended()
+        }
     }