diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/SettingsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
index a31f1eb0..454fd92d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/SettingsActivity.kt
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ class SettingsActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                     }
                     toast(org.fossify.commons.R.string.exporting_successful)
                 }
-            } catch (e: Exception) {
-                showErrorToast(e)
+            } catch (e: Throwable) { // also catch OutOfMemoryError etc.
+                showErrorToast(e.toString())
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/helpers/MessagesImporter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/helpers/MessagesImporter.kt
index 9faa06a6..6f78feb2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/helpers/MessagesImporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/helpers/MessagesImporter.kt
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class MessagesImporter(private val activity: SimpleActivity) {
             } else {
                 importJson(uri)
             }
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-            activity.showErrorToast(e)
+        } catch (e: Throwable) { // also catch OutOfMemoryError etc.
+            activity.showErrorToast(e.toString())
         }
     }