diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/AppWidgetManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/AppWidgetManager.kt
index 94407c1c1..cb90673e3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/AppWidgetManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/widget/AppWidgetManager.kt
@@ -5,11 +5,17 @@ import android.content.ComponentName
 import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import dagger.hilt.android.qualifiers.ApplicationContext
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import org.tasks.R
+import org.tasks.injection.ApplicationScope
+import timber.log.Timber
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 class AppWidgetManager @Inject constructor(
-        @param:ApplicationContext private val context: Context
+    @param:ApplicationContext private val context: Context,
+    @ApplicationScope private val scope: CoroutineScope,
 ) {
     private val appWidgetManager: AppWidgetManager? = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(context)
 
@@ -18,7 +24,7 @@ class AppWidgetManager @Inject constructor(
                 ?.getAppWidgetIds(ComponentName(context, TasksWidget::class.java))
                 ?: intArrayOf()
 
-    fun reconfigureWidgets(vararg appWidgetIds: Int) {
+    fun reconfigureWidgets(vararg appWidgetIds: Int) = scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
         val intent = Intent(context, TasksWidget::class.java)
         intent.action = AppWidgetManager.ACTION_APPWIDGET_UPDATE
         intent.putExtra(
@@ -28,7 +34,8 @@ class AppWidgetManager @Inject constructor(
         updateWidgets()
     }
 
-    fun updateWidgets() {
+    fun updateWidgets() = scope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        Timber.d("Updating widgets")
         appWidgetManager?.notifyAppWidgetViewDataChanged(widgetIds, R.id.list_view)
     }