diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
index 20e7802d7..2db143623 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ class DirectoryAdapter(activity: BaseSimpleActivity, var dirs: MutableList<Direc
     fun updateDirs(newDirs: ArrayList<Directory>) {
         if (newDirs.hashCode() != currentDirectoriesHash) {
             currentDirectoriesHash = newDirs.hashCode()
-            dirs = newDirs
+            dirs = newDirs.clone() as ArrayList<Directory>
             notifyDataSetChanged()
             finishActMode()
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
index 2fa48aca4..1b0dfd8c3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/MediaAdapter.kt
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class MediaAdapter(activity: BaseSimpleActivity, var media: MutableList<Medium>,
     fun updateMedia(newMedia: ArrayList<Medium>) {
         if (newMedia.hashCode() != currentMediaHash) {
             currentMediaHash = newMedia.hashCode()
-            media = newMedia
+            media = newMedia.clone() as ArrayList<Medium>
             enableInstantLoad()
             notifyDataSetChanged()
             finishActMode()