diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ImageStatusDisplayItem.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ImageStatusDisplayItem.java
index fa1061b2d..782f94e17 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ImageStatusDisplayItem.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/ImageStatusDisplayItem.java
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ public abstract class ImageStatusDisplayItem extends StatusDisplayItem{
 			photo.setImageDrawable(crossfadeDrawable);
 			photo.setContentDescription(TextUtils.isEmpty(item.attachment.description) ? item.parentFragment.getString(R.string.media_no_description) : item.attachment.description);
 			didClear=false;
-
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/LinkCardStatusDisplayItem.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/LinkCardStatusDisplayItem.java
index eb47c2790..454a94491 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/LinkCardStatusDisplayItem.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/displayitems/LinkCardStatusDisplayItem.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class LinkCardStatusDisplayItem extends StatusDisplayItem{
 
 			photo.setImageDrawable(null);
 			if(item.imgRequest!=null){
+				crossfadeDrawable.setSize(card.width, card.height);
 				if (card.width > 0) {
 					// akkoma servers don't provide width and height
 					crossfadeDrawable.setSize(card.width, card.height);
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ public class LinkCardStatusDisplayItem extends StatusDisplayItem{
 				photo.setImageDrawable(crossfadeDrawable);
 				didClear=false;
 			}
-
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -105,3 +105,4 @@ public class LinkCardStatusDisplayItem extends StatusDisplayItem{
 		}
 	}
 }
+