diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/receivers/MmsReceiver.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/receivers/MmsReceiver.kt
index 920eb34f..e2dc15f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/receivers/MmsReceiver.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/receivers/MmsReceiver.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ class MmsReceiver : com.klinker.android.send_message.MmsReceivedReceiver() {
             Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post {
                 context.showReceivedMessageNotification(address, mms.body, mms.thread, glideBitmap)
                 val conversation = context.getConversations(mms.thread.toLong()).firstOrNull() ?: return@post
-                context.conversationsDB.insertOrUpdate(conversation)
+                ensureBackgroundThread {
+                    context.conversationsDB.insertOrUpdate(conversation)
+                }
                 context.updateUnreadCountBadge(context.conversationsDB.getUnreadConversations())
             }
         }