diff --git a/Shared/Extensions/RSImage-Extensions.swift b/Shared/Extensions/RSImage-Extensions.swift
index bc2edd616..985fb7d36 100644
--- a/Shared/Extensions/RSImage-Extensions.swift
+++ b/Shared/Extensions/RSImage-Extensions.swift
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ extension RSImage {
 	static let avatarSize = 48
 	
 	static func scaledForAvatar(_ data: Data, imageResultBlock: @escaping (RSImage?) -> Void) {
-		DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInteractive).async {
+		DispatchQueue.global(qos: .default).async {
 			let image = RSImage.scaledForAvatar(data)
 			DispatchQueue.main.async {
 				imageResultBlock(image)
diff --git a/iOS/AvatarView.swift b/iOS/AvatarView.swift
index 135fca250..3bce3e986 100644
--- a/iOS/AvatarView.swift
+++ b/iOS/AvatarView.swift
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ final class AvatarView: UIView {
 				imageView.image = image
 
 				if self.traitCollection.userInterfaceStyle == .dark {
-					DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInteractive).async {
+					DispatchQueue.global(qos: .default).async {
 						if self.image?.isDark() ?? false {
 							DispatchQueue.main.async {
 								self.isDisconcernable = false