diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/settings/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
index c81166ecd1..0c2a62c658 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/settings/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : BaseActivity(), SetPhoneNumberDialogFragment.SetPhoneNu
     }
 
     private fun observeReadPrivacy() {
-        lifecycleScope.launch {
+        lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
             var state = appPreferences.readPrivacy
             readPrivacyFlow.collect { newBoolean ->
                 if (state != newBoolean) {
@@ -1288,15 +1288,13 @@ class SettingsActivity : BaseActivity(), SetPhoneNumberDialogFragment.SetPhoneNu
                     val booleanValue = if (newBoolean) "0" else "1"
                     val json = "{\"key\": \"read_status_privacy\", \"value\" : $booleanValue}"
                     try {
-                        withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                            credentials?.let { credentials ->
-                                ncApiCoroutines.setReadStatusPrivacy(
-                                    credentials,
-                                    ApiUtils.getUrlForUserSettings(currentUser!!.baseUrl!!),
-                                    json.toRequestBody("application/json".toMediaTypeOrNull())
-                                )
-                                Log.i(TAG, "reading status set")
-                            }
+                        credentials?.let { credentials ->
+                            ncApiCoroutines.setReadStatusPrivacy(
+                                credentials,
+                                ApiUtils.getUrlForUserSettings(currentUser!!.baseUrl!!),
+                                json.toRequestBody("application/json".toMediaTypeOrNull())
+                            )
+                            Log.i(TAG, "reading status set")
                         }
                     } catch (e: Exception) {
                         withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
@@ -1315,7 +1313,7 @@ class SettingsActivity : BaseActivity(), SetPhoneNumberDialogFragment.SetPhoneNu
     }
 
     private fun observeTypingStatus() {
-        lifecycleScope.launch {
+        lifecycleScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
             var state = appPreferences.typingStatus
             typingStatusFlow.collect { newBoolean ->
                 if (state != newBoolean) {
@@ -1324,18 +1322,16 @@ class SettingsActivity : BaseActivity(), SetPhoneNumberDialogFragment.SetPhoneNu
                     val json = "{\"key\": \"typing_privacy\", \"value\" : $booleanValue}"
 
                     try {
-                        withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
-                            credentials?.let { credentials ->
-                                ncApiCoroutines.setTypingStatusPrivacy(
-                                    credentials,
-                                    ApiUtils.getUrlForUserSettings(currentUser!!.baseUrl!!),
-                                    json.toRequestBody("application/json".toMediaTypeOrNull())
-                                )
-                            }
-                            withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
-                                loadCapabilitiesAndUpdateSettings()
-                                Log.i(TAG, "typing status set")
-                            }
+                        credentials?.let { credentials ->
+                            ncApiCoroutines.setTypingStatusPrivacy(
+                                credentials,
+                                ApiUtils.getUrlForUserSettings(currentUser!!.baseUrl!!),
+                                json.toRequestBody("application/json".toMediaTypeOrNull())
+                            )
+                        }
+                        withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
+                            loadCapabilitiesAndUpdateSettings()
+                            Log.i(TAG, "typing status set")
                         }
                     } catch (e: Exception) {
                         withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {