diff --git a/components/helpers/general.js b/components/helpers/general.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce055a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/helpers/general.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import Toast from 'react-native-simple-toast'
+
+export const showToast = (text) => Toast.show(
+  text, Toast.SHORT, ['RCTModalHostViewController', 'UIAlertController']
+)
diff --git a/components/settings/data-management/delete-data.js b/components/settings/data-management/delete-data.js
index 343e96d..da5ef45 100644
--- a/components/settings/data-management/delete-data.js
+++ b/components/settings/data-management/delete-data.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React, { Component } from 'react'
 import RNFS from 'react-native-fs'
 import { Alert } from 'react-native'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
-import Toast from 'react-native-simple-toast'
 
 import Button from '../../common/button'
 
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ import ConfirmWithPassword from '../common/confirm-with-password'
 import alertError from '../common/alert-error'
 
 import { clearDb, isDbEmpty } from '../../../db'
+import { showToast } from '../../helpers/general'
 import { hasEncryptionObservable } from '../../../local-storage'
 import settings from '../../../i18n/en/settings'
 import { shared as sharedLabels } from '../../../i18n/en/labels'
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default class DeleteData extends Component {
         clearDb()
       }
       await this.deleteExportedFile()
-      Toast.show(success.message, Toast.LONG)
+      showToast(success.message)
     } catch (err) {
       alertError(errors.couldNotDeleteFile)
     }