diff --git a/lib/encryption/encryption.dart b/lib/encryption/encryption.dart
index db56cb5..aa627a9 100644
--- a/lib/encryption/encryption.dart
+++ b/lib/encryption/encryption.dart
@@ -23,24 +23,13 @@ import 'package:pedantic/pedantic.dart';
 
 import '../famedlysdk.dart';
 import '../matrix_api.dart';
-import '../src/utils/logs.dart';
+import '../src/utils/run_in_root.dart';
 import 'cross_signing.dart';
 import 'key_manager.dart';
 import 'key_verification_manager.dart';
 import 'olm_manager.dart';
 import 'ssss.dart';
 
-Future<T> _runInRoot<T>(FutureOr<T> Function() fn) async {
-  return await Zone.root.run(() async {
-    try {
-      return await fn();
-    } catch (e, s) {
-      Logs.error('Error thrown in root zone: ' + e.toString(), s);
-    }
-    return null;
-  });
-}
-
 class Encryption {
   final Client client;
   final bool debug;
@@ -80,7 +69,7 @@ class Encryption {
   }
 
   void handleDeviceOneTimeKeysCount(Map<String, int> countJson) {
-    _runInRoot(() => olmManager.handleDeviceOneTimeKeysCount(countJson));
+    runInRoot(() => olmManager.handleDeviceOneTimeKeysCount(countJson));
   }
 
   void onSync() {
@@ -96,21 +85,21 @@ class Encryption {
     if (['m.room_key_request', 'm.forwarded_room_key'].contains(event.type)) {
       // "just" room key request things. We don't need these asap, so we handle
       // them in the background
-      unawaited(_runInRoot(() => keyManager.handleToDeviceEvent(event)));
+      unawaited(runInRoot(() => keyManager.handleToDeviceEvent(event)));
     }
     if (event.type.startsWith('m.key.verification.')) {
       // some key verification event. No need to handle it now, we can easily
       // do this in the background
       unawaited(
-          _runInRoot(() => keyVerificationManager.handleToDeviceEvent(event)));
+          runInRoot(() => keyVerificationManager.handleToDeviceEvent(event)));
     }
     if (event.type.startsWith('m.secret.')) {
       // some ssss thing. We can do this in the background
-      unawaited(_runInRoot(() => ssss.handleToDeviceEvent(event)));
+      unawaited(runInRoot(() => ssss.handleToDeviceEvent(event)));
     }
     if (event.sender == client.userID) {
       // maybe we need to re-try SSSS secrets
-      unawaited(_runInRoot(() => ssss.periodicallyRequestMissingCache()));
+      unawaited(runInRoot(() => ssss.periodicallyRequestMissingCache()));
     }
   }
 
@@ -125,12 +114,12 @@ class Encryption {
                 .startsWith('m.key.verification.'))) {
       // "just" key verification, no need to do this in sync
       unawaited(
-          _runInRoot(() => keyVerificationManager.handleEventUpdate(update)));
+          runInRoot(() => keyVerificationManager.handleEventUpdate(update)));
     }
     if (update.content['sender'] == client.userID &&
         !update.content['unsigned'].containsKey('transaction_id')) {
       // maybe we need to re-try SSSS secrets
-      unawaited(_runInRoot(() => ssss.periodicallyRequestMissingCache()));
+      unawaited(runInRoot(() => ssss.periodicallyRequestMissingCache()));
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/encryption/key_manager.dart b/lib/encryption/key_manager.dart
index 4da6c14..3c4ce5b 100644
--- a/lib/encryption/key_manager.dart
+++ b/lib/encryption/key_manager.dart
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import '../matrix_api.dart';
 import '../src/database/database.dart';
 import '../src/utils/logs.dart';
 import '../src/utils/run_in_background.dart';
+import '../src/utils/run_in_root.dart';
 
 const MEGOLM_KEY = 'm.megolm_backup.v1';
 
@@ -208,7 +209,8 @@ class KeyManager {
           !client.isUnknownSession) {
         // do e2ee recovery
         _requestedSessionIds.add(requestIdent);
-        unawaited(request(room, sessionId, senderKey, askOnlyOwnDevices: true));
+        unawaited(runInRoot(() =>
+            request(room, sessionId, senderKey, askOnlyOwnDevices: true)));
       }
       return null;
     }
diff --git a/lib/src/utils/run_in_root.dart b/lib/src/utils/run_in_root.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b898dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/utils/run_in_root.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ *   Famedly Matrix SDK
+ *   Copyright (C) 2020 Famedly GmbH
+ *
+ *   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ *   License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ *   GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ *   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import 'dart:async';
+
+import 'logs.dart';
+
+Future<T> runInRoot<T>(FutureOr<T> Function() fn) async {
+  return await Zone.root.run(() async {
+    try {
+      return await fn();
+    } catch (e, s) {
+      Logs.error('Error thrown in root zone: ' + e.toString(), s);
+    }
+    return null;
+  });
+}