diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java
index b21c9100a..462c63c9b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/ScrollableViewsFactory.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class ScrollableViewsFactory implements RemoteViewsService.RemoteViewsFactory {
 
   @Override
   public RemoteViews getLoadingView() {
-    return null;
+    return new RemoteViews(BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID, R.layout.widget_row);
   }
 
   @Override