diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/ReblogActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/ReblogActivity.java
index 7d4ae21d8f2e51fef7be79eec1c55630fa29472e..7877cbc3bf80d3fd28e034db89f4622ea294c382 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/ReblogActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/ReblogActivity.java
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ public class ReblogActivity extends BriarActivity implements
 
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 		setSceneTransitionAnimation();
+		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
 		Intent intent = getIntent();
 		byte[] groupId = intent.getByteArrayExtra(GROUP_ID);
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ConversationActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ConversationActivity.java
index d9cc117b40c27c236c9ae2cd15ce5daf48233936..1bebf0c53716169c48550e76c7bcece66c877ba9 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ConversationActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/ConversationActivity.java
@@ -186,8 +186,8 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends BriarActivity
 	@SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
 	@Override
 	public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle state) {
-		super.onCreate(state);
 		setSceneTransitionAnimation();
+		super.onCreate(state);
 
 		Intent i = getIntent();
 		int id = i.getIntExtra(CONTACT_ID, -1);