diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/storage/ManageStorageSettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/storage/ManageStorageSettingsViewModel.kt
index 437633a201..e3dfe8788a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/storage/ManageStorageSettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/settings/app/storage/ManageStorageSettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class ManageStorageSettingsViewModel : ViewModel() {
   }
 
   fun deleteChatHistory() {
-    viewModelScope.launch {
+    SignalExecutors.BOUNDED_IO.execute {
       SignalDatabase.threads.deleteAllConversations()
       AppDependencies.messageNotifier.updateNotification(AppDependencies.application)
     }