diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/ErrorCatchingListView.java b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/ErrorCatchingListView.java
index acb2bda11..d8cb0fafc 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/ErrorCatchingListView.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/ui/ErrorCatchingListView.java
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 public class ErrorCatchingListView extends ListView {
 
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ErrorCatchingListView.class);
+
     public ErrorCatchingListView(Context context) {
         super(context);
     }
@@ -24,6 +29,7 @@ public class ErrorCatchingListView extends ListView {
         try {
             return super.onTouchEvent(ev);
         } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
             return true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/sync/IndeterminateProgressBarSyncResultCallback.java b/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/sync/IndeterminateProgressBarSyncResultCallback.java
index df8dd907b..ab412bee0 100644
--- a/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/sync/IndeterminateProgressBarSyncResultCallback.java
+++ b/astrid/src/main/java/org/tasks/sync/IndeterminateProgressBarSyncResultCallback.java
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ public class IndeterminateProgressBarSyncResultCallback implements SyncResultCal
 
     @Override
     public void started() {
-        activity.setProgressBarIndeterminateVisibility(true);
+        activity.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                activity.setProgressBarIndeterminateVisibility(true);
+            }
+        });
+
     }
 }