diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java
index 567504e16f..dabc8feb5f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/ViewModelMessages.java
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ public class ViewModelMessages extends ViewModel {
                         Log.i("Observe previous/next fallback=" + result);
                         return result;
                     }
-                }.execute(context, owner, args, "model:fallback");
+                }.setExecutor(executor).execute(context, owner, args, "model:fallback");
             }
         });
     }