diff --git a/lib/pages/views/chat_view.dart b/lib/pages/views/chat_view.dart
index 02065d64..a267df58 100644
--- a/lib/pages/views/chat_view.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/views/chat_view.dart
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class ChatView extends StatelessWidget {
                         builder: (BuildContext context, snapshot) {
                           if (controller.timeline == null) {
                             return Center(
-                              child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
+                              child: CircularProgressIndicator(strokeWidth: 2),
                             );
                           }
 
diff --git a/lib/widgets/event_content/image_bubble.dart b/lib/widgets/event_content/image_bubble.dart
index 9645b258..d3ec7f04 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/event_content/image_bubble.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/event_content/image_bubble.dart
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class _ImageBubbleState extends State<ImageBubble> {
       children: <Widget>[
         if (blurhash != null) blurhash,
         Center(
-          child: CircularProgressIndicator(),
+          child: CircularProgressIndicator(strokeWidth: 2),
         ),
       ],
     );