diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 1a29c1a59..8d51574c3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), DirectoryAdapter.DirOperationsListener {
         super.onPause()
         mCurrAsyncTask?.shouldStop = true
         storeDirectories()
+        directories_holder.isRefreshing = false
+        mIsGettingDirs = false
     }
 
     override fun onDestroy() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
index 107d77808..710eac8c5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.kt
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class MediaActivity : SimpleActivity(), MediaAdapter.MediaOperationsListener {
     override fun onPause() {
         super.onPause()
         mCurrAsyncTask?.shouldStop = true
+        mIsGettingMedia = false
+        media_holder.isRefreshing = false
     }
 
     private fun tryloadGallery() {