diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseActivity.java
index 9a2804d72..606128e61 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseActivity.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.ActionMode;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ public class BaseActivity extends CyaneaAppCompatActivity {
 
     public static final int READ_WRITE_STORAGE = 52;
     public static Timer timer;
+    public static boolean canShowActionMode = true;
 
     static {
         Helper.installProvider();
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ public class BaseActivity extends CyaneaAppCompatActivity {
                     .penaltyDeath()
                     .build());
         }*/
+        canShowActionMode = true;
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
     }
@@ -135,4 +138,14 @@ public class BaseActivity extends CyaneaAppCompatActivity {
             Toasty.info(getApplicationContext(), message, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
         }
     }
+
+
+    @Override
+    public void onActionModeStarted(ActionMode mode) {
+        if (!canShowActionMode) {
+            mode.finish();
+        }
+        super.onActionModeStarted(mode);
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseMainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseMainActivity.java
index d3a6f41a9..b1efb8ece 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseMainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/BaseMainActivity.java
@@ -1706,17 +1706,10 @@ public abstract class BaseMainActivity extends BaseActivity
     }
 
 
-    public static boolean canShowActionMode = true;
 
 
-    @Override
-    public void onActionModeStarted(ActionMode mode) {
-        if (!canShowActionMode) {
-            mode.finish();
-        }
-        super.onActionModeStarted(mode);
 
-    }
+
 
     @Override
     protected void onPause() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/client/Entities/Status.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/client/Entities/Status.java
index ef8689948..ea4737ef7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/client/Entities/Status.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/client/Entities/Status.java
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import app.fedilab.android.R;
+import app.fedilab.android.activities.BaseActivity;
 import app.fedilab.android.activities.BaseMainActivity;
 import app.fedilab.android.activities.GroupActivity;
 import app.fedilab.android.activities.HashTagActivity;
@@ -712,11 +713,11 @@ public class Status implements Parcelable {
                                                 popup.setOnDismissListener(new PopupMenu.OnDismissListener() {
                                                     @Override
                                                     public void onDismiss(PopupMenu menu) {
-                                                        BaseMainActivity.canShowActionMode = true;
+                                                        BaseActivity.canShowActionMode = true;
                                                     }
                                                 });
                                                 popup.show();
-                                                BaseMainActivity.canShowActionMode = false;
+                                                BaseActivity.canShowActionMode = false;
                                             }