diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.java
index 7183ffb11..0c7a8e634 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.java
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ public class MainActivity extends SimpleActivity
         }
 
         final String[] deletedPaths = updatedFiles.toArray(new String[updatedFiles.size()]);
-        MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(this, deletedPaths, null, null);
+        MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(getApplicationContext(), deletedPaths, null, null);
         mToBeDeleted.clear();
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.java
index 38fa0bb6c..1e44f19af 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MediaActivity.java
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ public class MediaActivity extends SimpleActivity
         }
 
         final String[] deletedPaths = mToBeDeleted.toArray(new String[mToBeDeleted.size()]);
-        MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(this, deletedPaths, null, new MediaScannerConnection.OnScanCompletedListener() {
+        MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(getApplicationContext(), deletedPaths, null, new MediaScannerConnection.OnScanCompletedListener() {
             @Override
             public void onScanCompleted(String path, Uri uri) {
                 if (mMedia != null && mMedia.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.java
index 01571c709..80e5ae5b8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/ViewPagerActivity.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class ViewPagerActivity extends SimpleActivity
         mBeingDeleted = "";
         hideSystemUI();
 
-        MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(this, new String[]{mPath}, null, null);
+        MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(getApplicationContext(), new String[]{mPath}, null, null);
         addUndoMargin();
         mDirectory = new File(mPath).getParent();
         mMedia = getMedia();
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public class ViewPagerActivity extends SimpleActivity
         if (file.delete()) {
             mBeingDeleted = mToBeDeleted;
             final String[] deletedPath = new String[]{mToBeDeleted};
-            MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(this, deletedPath, null, new MediaScannerConnection.OnScanCompletedListener() {
+            MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(getApplicationContext(), deletedPath, null, new MediaScannerConnection.OnScanCompletedListener() {
                 @Override
                 public void onScanCompleted(String path, Uri uri) {
                     scanCompleted();