diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
index 82c62d0e..0042a7f9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
             (conversations_list.adapter as? ConversationsAdapter)?.updateFontSize()
         }
 
+        (conversations_list.adapter as? ConversationsAdapter)?.updateDrafts()
         updateTextColors(main_coordinator)
         no_conversations_placeholder_2.setTextColor(getAdjustedPrimaryColor())
         no_conversations_placeholder_2.underlineText()
@@ -250,8 +251,8 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
                 .thenByDescending { it.date }
         ).toMutableList() as ArrayList<Conversation>
         conversations_list.beVisibleIf(hasConversations)
-        no_conversations_placeholder.beVisibleIf(!hasConversations)
-        no_conversations_placeholder_2.beVisibleIf(!hasConversations)
+        no_conversations_placeholder.beGoneIf(hasConversations)
+        no_conversations_placeholder_2.beGoneIf(hasConversations)
 
         if (!hasConversations && config.appRunCount == 1) {
             no_conversations_placeholder.text = getString(R.string.loading_messages)
@@ -279,7 +280,9 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity() {
             try {
                 (currAdapter as ConversationsAdapter).updateConversations(sortedConversations)
                 if (currAdapter.conversations.isEmpty()) {
+                    conversations_list.beGone()
                     no_conversations_placeholder.text = getString(R.string.no_conversations_found)
+                    no_conversations_placeholder.beVisible()
                     no_conversations_placeholder_2.beVisible()
                 }
             } catch (ignored: Exception) {