diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/gpodnet/TagListFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/gpodnet/TagListFragment.java
index a26ec9e84..9d0f99aa9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/gpodnet/TagListFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/gpodnet/TagListFragment.java
@@ -1,32 +1,34 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment.gpodnet;
 
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.TextView;
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.fragment.app.ListFragment;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.activity.MainActivity;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.adapter.gpodnet.TagListAdapter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.GpodnetPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.download.AntennapodHttpClient;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.sync.gpoddernet.GpodnetService;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.sync.gpoddernet.GpodnetServiceException;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.sync.gpoddernet.model.GpodnetTag;
-
-import java.util.List;
+import io.reactivex.Observable;
+import io.reactivex.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;
+import io.reactivex.disposables.Disposable;
+import io.reactivex.schedulers.Schedulers;
 
 public class TagListFragment extends ListFragment {
     private static final int COUNT = 50;
+    private static final String TAG = "TagListFragment";
+    private Disposable disposable;
 
     @Override
-    public void onViewCreated(View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+    public void onViewCreated(@NonNull View view, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState);
 
         getListView().setOnItemClickListener((parent, view1, position, id) -> {
             GpodnetTag tag = (GpodnetTag) getListAdapter().getItem(position);
-            MainActivity activity = (MainActivity) getActivity();
-            activity.loadChildFragment(TagFragment.newInstance(tag));
+            ((MainActivity) getActivity()).loadChildFragment(TagFragment.newInstance(tag));
         });
 
         startLoadTask();
@@ -35,59 +37,36 @@ public class TagListFragment extends ListFragment {
     @Override
     public void onDestroyView() {
         super.onDestroyView();
-        cancelLoadTask();
-    }
 
-    private AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<GpodnetTag>> loadTask;
-
-    private void cancelLoadTask() {
-        if (loadTask != null && !loadTask.isCancelled()) {
-            loadTask.cancel(true);
+        if (disposable != null) {
+            disposable.dispose();
         }
     }
 
     private void startLoadTask() {
-        cancelLoadTask();
-        loadTask = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, List<GpodnetTag>>() {
-            private Exception exception;
-
-            @Override
-            protected List<GpodnetTag> doInBackground(Void... params) {
+        if (disposable != null) {
+            disposable.dispose();
+        }
+        setListShown(false);
+        disposable = Observable.fromCallable(
+            () -> {
                 GpodnetService service = new GpodnetService(AntennapodHttpClient.getHttpClient(),
                         GpodnetPreferences.getHosturl());
-                try {
-                    return service.getTopTags(COUNT);
-                } catch (GpodnetServiceException e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace();
-                    exception = e;
-                    return null;
-                }
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            protected void onPreExecute() {
-                super.onPreExecute();
-                setListShown(false);
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            protected void onPostExecute(List<GpodnetTag> gpodnetTags) {
-                super.onPostExecute(gpodnetTags);
-                final Context context = getActivity();
-                if (context != null) {
-                    if (gpodnetTags != null) {
-                        setListAdapter(new TagListAdapter(context, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, gpodnetTags));
-                    } else if (exception != null) {
+                return service.getTopTags(COUNT);
+            })
+                .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
+                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+                .subscribe(
+                    tags -> {
+                        setListAdapter(new TagListAdapter(getContext(), android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, tags));
+                        setListShown(true);
+                    }, error -> {
                         TextView txtvError = new TextView(getActivity());
-                        txtvError.setText(exception.getMessage());
+                        txtvError.setText(error.getMessage());
                         getListView().setEmptyView(txtvError);
-                    }
-                    setListShown(true);
-
-                }
-            }
-        };
-        loadTask.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
+                        setListShown(true);
+                        Log.e(TAG, Log.getStackTraceString(error));
+                    });
     }
 }