diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt
index df297719d3ea..773068ac2e3b 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/Statistics.kt
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ 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/anki/UIUtils.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/UIUtils.kt
index 4773de51d8c1..8bd4d016261f 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/UIUtils.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/UIUtils.kt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ object UIUtils {
     }
 
     @JvmStatic
-    fun getDismissibleSnackbar(activity: Activity?, mainText: String, length: Int, dismissTextResource: Int, root: View): Snackbar {
+    fun getDismissibleSnackbar(context: Context, mainText: String, length: Int, dismissTextResource: Int, root: View): Snackbar {
         val sb = Snackbar.make(root, mainText, length)
         sb.setAction(dismissTextResource) {
             sb.dismiss()
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ object UIUtils {
         val action = view.findViewById<TextView>(com.google.android.material.R.id.snackbar_action)
         if (tv != null && action != null) {
             tv.setTextColor(Color.WHITE)
-            action.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(activity!!, R.color.material_light_blue_500))
+            action.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.material_light_blue_500))
             tv.maxLines = 2 // prevent tablets from truncating to 1 line
         }
         return sb
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/async/CoroutineHelpers.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/async/CoroutineHelpers.kt
index c1ade807f1df..6f48f6469fa3 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
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ 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.
@@ -52,3 +53,11 @@ 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)