diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Blacksmith.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Blacksmith.java
index 2af200ec8..156232bfb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Blacksmith.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/npcs/Blacksmith.java
@@ -157,7 +157,12 @@ public class Blacksmith extends NPC {
 	}
 	
 	private void tell( String text ) {
-		GameScene.show( new WndQuest( this, text ) );
+		Game.runOnRenderThread(new Callback() {
+			@Override
+			public void call() {
+				GameScene.show( new WndQuest( Blacksmith.this, text ) );
+			}
+		});
 	}
 	
 	public static String verify( Item item1, Item item2 ) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/DriedRose.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/DriedRose.java
index 43473593b..dd3896dd9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/DriedRose.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/items/artifacts/DriedRose.java
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.windows.WndBag;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.windows.WndBlacksmith;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.windows.WndItem;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.windows.WndQuest;
+import com.watabou.noosa.Game;
 import com.watabou.noosa.audio.Sample;
 import com.watabou.utils.Bundle;
+import com.watabou.utils.Callback;
 import com.watabou.utils.PathFinder;
 import com.watabou.utils.Random;
 
@@ -697,7 +699,12 @@ public class DriedRose extends Artifact {
 			updateRose();
 			if (rose != null && !rose.talkedTo){
 				rose.talkedTo = true;
-				GameScene.show(new WndQuest(this, Messages.get(this, "introduce") ));
+				Game.runOnRenderThread(new Callback() {
+					@Override
+					public void call() {
+						GameScene.show(new WndQuest(GhostHero.this, Messages.get(GhostHero.this, "introduce") ));
+					}
+				});
 				return false;
 			} else {
 				return super.interact();