diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/TootActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/TootActivity.java
index 270197321..c17888587 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/TootActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/TootActivity.java
@@ -1473,7 +1473,9 @@ public class TootActivity extends BaseActivity implements UploadStatusDelegate,
                 Toasty.error(activityWeakReference.get(), activityWeakReference.get().getString(R.string.toast_error), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                 error = true;
             }
-            activityWeakReference.get().findViewById(R.id.compression_loader).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            if( activityWeakReference.get().findViewById(R.id.compression_loader) != null) {
+                activityWeakReference.get().findViewById(R.id.compression_loader).setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+            }
 
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/helper/Helper.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/helper/Helper.java
index 433227720..fa201bb83 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/helper/Helper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/helper/Helper.java
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ public class Helper {
         }
         final String fileName = URLUtil.guessFileName(url, null, null);
         request.allowScanningByMediaScanner();
-        String myDir = sharedpreferences.getString(Helper.SET_FOLDER_RECORD, Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS).getAbsolutePath());
+        String myDir = sharedpreferences.getString(Helper.SET_FOLDER_RECORD, Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS);
         request.setDestinationInExternalPublicDir(myDir, fileName);
         request.setNotificationVisibility(DownloadManager.Request.VISIBILITY_VISIBLE_NOTIFY_COMPLETED);
         DownloadManager dm = (DownloadManager) context.getSystemService(DOWNLOAD_SERVICE);