diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/activities/CallActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/activities/CallActivity.java
index 7fc54561f..cbd377bc9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/activities/CallActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/activities/CallActivity.java
@@ -1578,7 +1578,8 @@ public class CallActivity extends CallBaseActivity {
                     if (currentCallStatus == CallStatus.RECONNECTING) {
                         hangup(false);
                     } else {
-                        initiateCall();
+                        setCallState(CallStatus.RECONNECTING);
+                        runOnUiThread(this::initiateCall);
                     }
                 }
                 break;