diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
index f7274c94..1f9f3d4c 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Utilities/Previewing.swift
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ extension MenuActionProvider {
                     case .success(let status, _):
                         // todo: this shouldn't really use the viewContext, but for some reason saving the
                         // backgroundContext with the new version of the status isn't updating the viewContext
-                        mastodonController.persistentContainer.addOrUpdate(status: status, context: mastodonController.persistentContainer.viewContext)
+                        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                            mastodonController.persistentContainer.addOrUpdate(status: status, context: mastodonController.persistentContainer.viewContext)
+                        }
                     case .failure(let error):
                         if let toastable = self?.toastableViewController {
                             let config = ToastConfiguration(from: error, with: "Error Refreshing Poll", in: toastable, retryAction: nil)