diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ContactsController.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ContactsController.kt
index bb370d3f3..04398483f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ContactsController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ContactsController.kt
@@ -623,9 +623,9 @@ class ContactsController(args: Bundle) :
         binding.controllerGenericRv.recyclerView.setHasFixedSize(true)
         binding.controllerGenericRv.recyclerView.adapter = adapter
         binding.controllerGenericRv.swipeRefreshLayout.setOnRefreshListener { fetchData() }
-        binding.controllerGenericRv.swipeRefreshLayout.setColorSchemeResources(R.color.colorPrimary)
-        binding.controllerGenericRv.swipeRefreshLayout
-            .setProgressBackgroundColorSchemeResource(R.color.refresh_spinner_background)
+
+        viewThemeUtils.themeSwipeRefreshLayout(binding.controllerGenericRv.swipeRefreshLayout)
+
         binding.joinConversationViaLink.joinConversationViaLinkImageView
             .background
             .setColorFilter(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ConversationsListController.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ConversationsListController.java
index 4b9399d2a..72a953d8b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ConversationsListController.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ConversationsListController.java
@@ -783,8 +783,7 @@ public class ConversationsListController extends BaseController implements Flexi
         });
 
         swipeRefreshLayout.setOnRefreshListener(() -> fetchData());
-        swipeRefreshLayout.setColorSchemeResources(R.color.colorPrimary);
-        swipeRefreshLayout.setProgressBackgroundColorSchemeResource(R.color.refresh_spinner_background);
+        viewThemeUtils.themeSwipeRefreshLayout(swipeRefreshLayout);
 
         emptyLayoutView.setOnClickListener(v -> showNewConversationsScreen());
         floatingActionButton.setOnClickListener(v -> {