diff --git a/acra-core/src/main/java/org/acra/builder/ReportExecutor.java b/acra-core/src/main/java/org/acra/builder/ReportExecutor.java
index 50f2fc420..e53e230bb 100644
--- a/acra-core/src/main/java/org/acra/builder/ReportExecutor.java
+++ b/acra-core/src/main/java/org/acra/builder/ReportExecutor.java
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ public final void execute(@NonNull final ReportBuilder reportBuilder) {
             StrictMode.ThreadPolicy oldPolicy = StrictMode.allowThreadDiskWrites();
             final File reportFile = getReportFileName(crashReportData);
             saveCrashReportFile(reportFile, crashReportData);
-            StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(oldPolicy);
 
             final ReportInteractionExecutor executor = new ReportInteractionExecutor(context, config);
+            StrictMode.setThreadPolicy(oldPolicy);
             if (reportBuilder.isSendSilently()) {
                 //if size == 0 we have no interaction and can send all reports
                 startSendingReports(executor.hasInteractions());
diff --git a/acra-dialog/src/main/java/org/acra/dialog/BaseCrashReportDialog.java b/acra-dialog/src/main/java/org/acra/dialog/BaseCrashReportDialog.java
index 3a31cd2b4..af9b4b3c7 100644
--- a/acra-dialog/src/main/java/org/acra/dialog/BaseCrashReportDialog.java
+++ b/acra-dialog/src/main/java/org/acra/dialog/BaseCrashReportDialog.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ protected void init(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      * Cancel any pending crash reports.
      */
     protected final void cancelReports() {
-        new BulkReportDeleter(getApplicationContext()).deleteReports(false, 0);
+        new Thread(() -> new BulkReportDeleter(this).deleteReports(false, 0)).start();
     }
 
 
@@ -121,20 +121,22 @@ protected final void cancelReports() {
      * @param userEmail Email address (may be null) provided by the client.
      */
     protected final void sendCrash(@Nullable String comment, @Nullable String userEmail) {
-        final CrashReportPersister persister = new CrashReportPersister();
-        try {
-            if (ACRA.DEV_LOGGING) ACRA.log.d(LOG_TAG, "Add user comment to " + reportFile);
-            final CrashReportData crashData = persister.load(reportFile);
-            crashData.put(USER_COMMENT, comment == null ? "" : comment);
-            crashData.put(USER_EMAIL, userEmail == null ? "" : userEmail);
-            persister.store(crashData, reportFile);
-        } catch (IOException | JSONException e) {
-            ACRA.log.w(LOG_TAG, "User comment not added: ", e);
-        }
-
-        // Start the report sending task
-        final SenderServiceStarter starter = new SenderServiceStarter(getApplicationContext(), config);
-        starter.startService(false, true);
+        new Thread(() -> {
+            final CrashReportPersister persister = new CrashReportPersister();
+            try {
+                if (ACRA.DEV_LOGGING) ACRA.log.d(LOG_TAG, "Add user comment to " + reportFile);
+                final CrashReportData crashData = persister.load(reportFile);
+                crashData.put(USER_COMMENT, comment == null ? "" : comment);
+                crashData.put(USER_EMAIL, userEmail == null ? "" : userEmail);
+                persister.store(crashData, reportFile);
+            } catch (IOException | JSONException e) {
+                ACRA.log.w(LOG_TAG, "User comment not added: ", e);
+            }
+
+            // Start the report sending task
+            final SenderServiceStarter starter = new SenderServiceStarter(this, config);
+            starter.startService(false, true);
+        }).start();
     }
 
     /**