diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/ReblogFragment.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/ReblogFragment.java
index 81434df6a..a21557d16 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/ReblogFragment.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/ReblogFragment.java
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ public class ReblogFragment extends BaseFragment implements TextInputListener {
 
 	@Override
 	public void onSendClick(String text) {
+		ui.input.hideSoftKeyboard();
 		String comment = getComment();
 		feedController.repeatPost(item, comment,
 				new UiExceptionHandler<DbException>(this) {
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/WriteBlogPostActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/WriteBlogPostActivity.java
index 95c2e2771..eb7b9812c 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/WriteBlogPostActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/blog/WriteBlogPostActivity.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class WriteBlogPostActivity extends BriarActivity
 	@Override
 	public void onSendClick(String body) {
 		// hide publish button, show progress bar
-		hideSoftKeyboard(input);
+		input.hideSoftKeyboard();
 		input.setVisibility(GONE);
 		progressBar.setVisibility(VISIBLE);