diff --git a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/offer/OpenOfferManager.java b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/offer/OpenOfferManager.java
index df5a04e774b..4c58872072b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/offer/OpenOfferManager.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/bisq/core/offer/OpenOfferManager.java
@@ -159,9 +159,8 @@ public OpenOfferManager(CreateOfferService createOfferService,
         openOfferTradableListStorage = storage;
 
         // In case the app did get killed the shutDown from the modules is not called, so we use a shutdown hook
-        Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(() -> {
-            UserThread.execute(OpenOfferManager.this::shutDown);
-        }, "OpenOfferManager.ShutDownHook"));
+        Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(() ->
+                UserThread.execute(OpenOfferManager.this::shutDown), "OpenOfferManager.ShutDownHook"));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -220,7 +219,9 @@ public void shutDown(@Nullable Runnable completeHandler) {
         int size = openOffers != null ? openOffers.size() : 0;
         log.info("Remove open offers at shutDown. Number of open offers: {}", size);
         if (offerBookService.isBootstrapped() && size > 0) {
-            openOffers.forEach(openOffer -> offerBookService.removeOfferAtShutDown(openOffer.getOffer().getOfferPayload()));
+            UserThread.execute(() -> openOffers.forEach(
+                    openOffer -> offerBookService.removeOfferAtShutDown(openOffer.getOffer().getOfferPayload())
+            ));
             if (completeHandler != null)
                 UserThread.runAfter(completeHandler, size * 200 + 500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
         } else {
diff --git a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/common/UITimer.java b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/common/UITimer.java
index 0d23f93ad84..e8e92901e90 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/common/UITimer.java
+++ b/desktop/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/common/UITimer.java
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@
 package bisq.desktop.common;
 
 import bisq.common.Timer;
+import bisq.common.UserThread;
 import bisq.common.reactfx.FxTimer;
 
+import javafx.application.Platform;
+
 import java.time.Duration;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -34,31 +37,45 @@ public UITimer() {
 
     @Override
     public Timer runLater(Duration delay, Runnable runnable) {
-        if (timer == null) {
-            timer = FxTimer.create(delay, runnable);
-            timer.restart();
-        } else {
-            log.warn("runLater called on an already running timer.");
-        }
+        executeDirectlyIfPossible(() -> {
+            if (timer == null) {
+                timer = FxTimer.create(delay, runnable);
+                timer.restart();
+            } else {
+                log.warn("runLater called on an already running timer.");
+            }
+        });
         return this;
     }
 
     @Override
     public Timer runPeriodically(Duration interval, Runnable runnable) {
-        if (timer == null) {
-            timer = FxTimer.createPeriodic(interval, runnable);
-            timer.restart();
-        } else {
-            log.warn("runPeriodically called on an already running timer.");
-        }
+        executeDirectlyIfPossible(() -> {
+            if (timer == null) {
+                timer = FxTimer.createPeriodic(interval, runnable);
+                timer.restart();
+            } else {
+                log.warn("runPeriodically called on an already running timer.");
+            }
+        });
         return this;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void stop() {
-        if (timer != null) {
-            timer.stop();
-            timer = null;
+        executeDirectlyIfPossible(() -> {
+            if (timer != null) {
+                timer.stop();
+                timer = null;
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    private void executeDirectlyIfPossible(Runnable runnable) {
+        if (Platform.isFxApplicationThread()) {
+            runnable.run();
+        } else {
+            UserThread.execute(runnable);
         }
     }
 }