diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/account/AccountsLiveData.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/account/AccountsLiveData.kt
index a2322bdff..1f34274f6 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/account/AccountsLiveData.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/account/AccountsLiveData.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class AccountsLiveData(val preferences: Preferences) : LiveData<List<Account>>()
 
     private fun loadAccountsAsync() {
         GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
-            val accounts = async {
+            val accounts = async(Dispatchers.IO) {
                 loadAccounts()
             }
 
diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/endtoend/AutocryptSetupMessageLiveEvent.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/endtoend/AutocryptSetupMessageLiveEvent.kt
index 8b3d07487..5c5c65eb4 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/endtoend/AutocryptSetupMessageLiveEvent.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/endtoend/AutocryptSetupMessageLiveEvent.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import java.io.InputStream
 class AutocryptSetupMessageLiveEvent(val messageCreator: AutocryptTransferMessageCreator) : SingleLiveEvent<AutocryptSetupMessage>() {
     fun loadAutocryptSetupMessageAsync(openPgpApi: OpenPgpApi, account: Account) {
         GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
-            val setupMessage = async {
+            val setupMessage = async(Dispatchers.IO) {
                 loadAutocryptSetupMessage(openPgpApi, account)
             }
 
diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/endtoend/AutocryptSetupTransferLiveEvent.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/endtoend/AutocryptSetupTransferLiveEvent.kt
index 395d76b1f..0a2df83a4 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/endtoend/AutocryptSetupTransferLiveEvent.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/ui/endtoend/AutocryptSetupTransferLiveEvent.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class AutocryptSetupTransferLiveEvent(
 
     fun sendMessageAsync(account: Account, setupMsg: AutocryptSetupMessage) {
         GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
-            val setupMessage = async {
+            val setupMessage = async(Dispatchers.IO) {
                 messagingController.sendMessageBlocking(account, setupMsg.setupMessage)
             }