diff --git a/src/com/b44t/messenger/DcEventCenter.java b/src/com/b44t/messenger/DcEventCenter.java
index 02e5a3c2a..c69283650 100644
--- a/src/com/b44t/messenger/DcEventCenter.java
+++ b/src/com/b44t/messenger/DcEventCenter.java
@@ -65,28 +65,10 @@ public class DcEventCenter {
                     if(observer.runOnMain()) {
                         Util.runOnMain(() -> observer.handleEvent(eventId, data1, data2));
                     } else {
-                        new BackgroundEventHandler(observer, eventId)
-                            .executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR, data1, data2);
+                        Util.runOnBackground(() -> observer.handleEvent(eventId, data1, data2));
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
-
-    private static class BackgroundEventHandler extends AsyncTask<Object, Void, Void> {
-        private final WeakReference<DcEventDelegate> asyncDelegate;
-        private final int eventId;
-        BackgroundEventHandler(DcEventDelegate delegate, int eventId) {
-            asyncDelegate = new WeakReference<>(delegate);
-            this.eventId = eventId;
-        }
-        @Override
-        protected Void doInBackground(Object... data) {
-            DcEventDelegate delegate = asyncDelegate.get();
-            if(delegate != null) {
-                delegate.handleEvent(eventId, data[0], data[1]);
-            }
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java
index 7e84be36f..9a3b20e9c 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ApplicationContext.java
@@ -141,8 +141,10 @@ public class ApplicationContext extends MultiDexApplication implements Dependenc
     });
 
     // in five seconds, the system should be up and ready so we can start issuing notifications.
-    Util.runOnMainDelayed(() -> {
-      MessageNotifier.updateNotification(dcContext.context);}, 5000);
+
+    Util.runOnBackgroundDelayed(() -> {
+      MessageNotifier.updateNotification(dcContext.context);
+      }, 5000);
   }
 
   private void initializeJobManager() {
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Util.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Util.java
index f20aa7c2e..ae74c9a5f 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Util.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/util/Util.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Build.VERSION;
 import android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.text.style.StyleSpan;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.extractor.ts.PsExtractor;
 import com.google.android.mms.pdu_alt.CharacterSets;
 import com.google.android.mms.pdu_alt.EncodedStringValue;
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.security.SecureRandom;
 import java.text.DecimalFormat;
@@ -381,6 +384,16 @@ public class Util {
     }
   }
 
+  public static void runOnBackground(final @NonNull Runnable runnable) {
+    AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR.execute(runnable);
+  }
+
+  public static void runOnBackgroundDelayed(final @NonNull Runnable runnable, long delayMillis) {
+    handler.postDelayed(() -> {
+      AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR.execute(runnable);
+    }, delayMillis);
+  }
+
   public static <T> T getRandomElement(T[] elements) {
     try {
       return elements[SecureRandom.getInstance("SHA1PRNG").nextInt(elements.length)];