diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java
index a28b1db..8a2a6ca 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java
@@ -1240,7 +1240,7 @@
     @Override
     protected void onForceLoad() {
         final LoadContactTask task = new LoadContactTask();
-        task.execute((Void[])null);
+        task.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR, (Void[])null);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
index f22369f..472f701 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
                             if (result == null) return;
                             photoView.setImageBitmap(result);
                         }
-                    }.execute();
+                    }.executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR, (Void[]) null);
                 }
                 final int photoColumnIndex = cursor.getColumnIndex(Photo.PHOTO);
                 final byte[] photoBlob = cursor.getBlob(photoColumnIndex);