diff --git a/src/com/fedorvlasov/lazylist/ImageLoader.java b/src/com/fedorvlasov/lazylist/ImageLoader.java
index 90af6b5..b941aa2 100644
--- a/src/com/fedorvlasov/lazylist/ImageLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/fedorvlasov/lazylist/ImageLoader.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import java.util.WeakHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
-import android.app.Activity;
+import android.os.Handler;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ public class ImageLoader {
     MemoryCache memoryCache=new MemoryCache();
     FileCache fileCache;
     private Map<ImageView, String> imageViews=Collections.synchronizedMap(new WeakHashMap<ImageView, String>());
-    ExecutorService executorService; 
+    ExecutorService executorService;
+    Handler handler=new Handler();//handler to display images in UI thread
     
     public ImageLoader(Context context){
         fileCache=new FileCache(context);
@@ -147,8 +148,7 @@ public void run() {
                 if(imageViewReused(photoToLoad))
                     return;
                 BitmapDisplayer bd=new BitmapDisplayer(bmp, photoToLoad);
-                Activity a=(Activity)photoToLoad.imageView.getContext();
-                a.runOnUiThread(bd);
+                handler.post(bd);
             }catch(Throwable th){
                 th.printStackTrace();
             }