diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt
index d9c98de70c95..055ee4038a10 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class Statistics : NavigationDrawerActivity(), DeckSelectionListener, SubtitleLi
         private fun createChart() {
             val statisticsActivity = requireActivity() as Statistics
             val taskHandler = statisticsActivity.taskHandler
-            statisticsJob = viewLifecycleOwner.catchingLifecycleScope(requireActivity()) {
+            statisticsJob = catchingLifecycleScope {
                 taskHandler.createChart(getChartTypeFromPosition(mSectionNumber), mProgressBar, mChart)
             }
         }
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ class Statistics : NavigationDrawerActivity(), DeckSelectionListener, SubtitleLi
 
         private fun createStatisticOverview() {
             val handler = (requireActivity() as Statistics).taskHandler
-            statisticsJob = catchingLifecycleScope(requireActivity(), "createStatisticOverview failed with error") {
+            statisticsJob = catchingLifecycleScope("createStatisticOverview failed with error") {
                 handler.createStatisticsOverview(mWebView, mProgressBar)
             }
         }
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/async/CoroutineHelpers.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/async/CoroutineHelpers.kt
index df9c1982d241..75480e6768c0 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/async/CoroutineHelpers.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/async/CoroutineHelpers.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package com.ichi2.async
 
 import android.app.Activity
+import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
 import androidx.lifecycle.coroutineScope
 import com.ichi2.anki.CrashReportService
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import timber.log.Timber
 
-/*
+/**
  * Launch a job that catches any uncaught errors, informs the user and prints it to Log.
  * Errors from the backend contain localized text that is often suitable to show to the user as-is.
  * Other errors should ideally be handled in the block.
@@ -51,3 +52,16 @@ fun LifecycleOwner.catchingLifecycleScope(
         CrashReportService.sendExceptionReport(e, activity::class.java.simpleName)
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * @see [LifecycleOwner.catchingLifecycleScope]
+ */
+fun Fragment.catchingLifecycleScope(
+    errorMessage: String? = null,
+    block: suspend CoroutineScope.() -> Unit
+) = (this as LifecycleOwner).catchingLifecycleScope(requireActivity(), errorMessage, block)
+
+fun Activity.catchingLifecycleScope(
+    errorMessage: String? = null,
+    block: suspend CoroutineScope.() -> Unit
+) = (this as LifecycleOwner).catchingLifecycleScope(this, errorMessage, block)