diff --git a/mastodon/build.gradle b/mastodon/build.gradle
index 67164cef..396ecb99 100644
--- a/mastodon/build.gradle
+++ b/mastodon/build.gradle
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation 'me.grishka.litex:viewpager:1.0.0'
 	implementation 'me.grishka.litex:viewpager2:1.0.0'
 	implementation 'me.grishka.litex:palette:1.0.0'
-	implementation 'me.grishka.appkit:appkit:1.4.1'
+	implementation 'me.grishka.appkit:appkit:1.4.2'
 	implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.9'
 	implementation 'org.jsoup:jsoup:1.14.3'
 	implementation 'com.squareup:otto:1.3.8'
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ThreadFragment.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ThreadFragment.java
index 0c615443..f1ef52f7 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ThreadFragment.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/ThreadFragment.java
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ public class ThreadFragment extends StatusListFragment{
 	protected void drawDivider(View child, View bottomSibling, RecyclerView.ViewHolder holder, RecyclerView.ViewHolder siblingHolder, RecyclerView parent, Canvas c, Paint paint){
 		if(holder instanceof StatusDisplayItem.Holder<?> statusHolder && siblingHolder instanceof StatusDisplayItem.Holder<?> siblingStatusHolder){
 			Status siblingStatus=getStatusByID(siblingStatusHolder.getItemID());
+			if(siblingStatus==null)
+				return;
 			if(statusHolder.getItemID().equals(siblingStatus.inReplyToId) && siblingStatus!=mainStatus && !statusHolder.getItemID().equals(mainStatus.id))
 				return;
 		}
@@ -291,6 +293,7 @@ public class ThreadFragment extends StatusListFragment{
 					continue;
 
 				float lineX=V.dp(36);
+				paint.setAlpha(Math.round(255*child.getAlpha()));
 				c.save();
 				c.clipRect(child.getX(), child.getY(), child.getX()+child.getWidth(), child.getY()+child.getHeight());
 				if(holder instanceof HeaderStatusDisplayItem.Holder){