diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ConversationsAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ConversationsAdapter.kt
index 07f8b70b..c895ea85 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ConversationsAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ConversationsAdapter.kt
@@ -209,10 +209,11 @@ class ConversationsAdapter(
     }
 
     fun updateConversations(newConversations: ArrayList<Conversation>) {
+        val latestConversations = newConversations.clone() as ArrayList<Conversation>
         val oldHashCode = conversations.hashCode()
-        val newHashCode = newConversations.hashCode()
+        val newHashCode = latestConversations.hashCode()
         if (newHashCode != oldHashCode) {
-            conversations = newConversations
+            conversations = latestConversations
             notifyDataSetChanged()
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt
index 18f513e2..1aead4e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/adapters/ThreadAdapter.kt
@@ -201,10 +201,11 @@ class ThreadAdapter(
     private fun isThreadDateTime(position: Int) = messages.getOrNull(position) is ThreadDateTime
 
     fun updateMessages(newMessages: ArrayList<ThreadItem>) {
+        val latestMessages = newMessages.clone() as ArrayList<ThreadItem>
         val oldHashCode = messages.hashCode()
-        val newHashCode = newMessages.hashCode()
+        val newHashCode = latestMessages.hashCode()
         if (newHashCode != oldHashCode) {
-            messages = newMessages
+            messages = latestMessages
             notifyDataSetChanged()
             recyclerView.scrollToPosition(messages.size - 1)
         }