diff --git a/apps/reply/interface.html b/apps/reply/interface.html
index 2034a1195..ddad4ef35 100644
--- a/apps/reply/interface.html
+++ b/apps/reply/interface.html
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@
         function toggleVisibility() {
             let empty = document.getElementById("empty");
             let loading = document.getElementById("loading");
-            if (replies.length == 0) {
-                empty.setAttribute("class", "d-block");
-                loading.setAttribute("class", "d-hide");
-            }
-            else if (fetching) {
+            if (fetching) {
                 loading.setAttribute("class", "d-block");
                 empty.setAttribute("class", "d-hide");
             }
+            else if (replies.length == 0) {
+                empty.setAttribute("class", "d-block");
+                loading.setAttribute("class", "d-hide");
+            }
             else {
                 loading.setAttribute("class", "d-hide");
                 empty.setAttribute("class", "d-hide");
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
             var reply = {};
             reply.text = document.getElementById('msg').value;
             replies.push(reply);
-            return updateDevice();
+            updateDevice();
         }
 
         function updateDevice() {
@@ -114,10 +114,7 @@
             Util.writeStorage("replies.json", JSON.stringify(replies), () => {
                 fetching = false;
                 renderReplyList();
-                return true;
             });
-            fetching = false;
-            return false;
         }
     </script>
 </body>
diff --git a/apps/reply/lib.js b/apps/reply/lib.js
index e390669e8..4a040c557 100644
--- a/apps/reply/lib.js
+++ b/apps/reply/lib.js
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ exports.reply = function (options) {
       responseMessage = { t: "notify", id: msg.id, n: "REPLY", msg: replyText };
     }
     E.showMenu();
-    layout.setUI();
-    layout.render();
     if (options.sendReply == null || options.sendReply) {
       Bluetooth.println(JSON.stringify(responseMessage));
     }
@@ -26,8 +24,6 @@ exports.reply = function (options) {
         title: options.title || /*LANG*/ "Reply with:",
         back: function () {
           E.showMenu();
-          layout.setUI();
-          layout.render();
           reject("User pressed back");
         },
       }, // options
@@ -56,8 +52,6 @@ exports.reply = function (options) {
           {
             buttons: { Ok: true },
             remove: function () {
-              layout.setUI();
-              layout.render();
               reject(
                 "Please install a keyboard app, or set a custom reply via the app loader!"
               );