diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/ParseUserData.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/ParseUserData.java
index f52441b8..b332f90a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/ParseUserData.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/ParseUserData.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class ParseUserData {
                 this.parseUserDataListener = parseUserDataListener;
                 parseFailed = false;
             } catch (JSONException e) {
-                Log.i("userdata json error", e.getMessage());
+                Log.i("userdata json error", "error: " + e.getMessage());
                 parseUserDataListener.onParseUserDataFailed();
             }
         }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class ParseUserData {
                 userData = parseUserDataBase(jsonResponse);
             } catch (JSONException e) {
                 parseFailed = true;
-                Log.i("parse user data error", e.getMessage());
+                Log.i("parse user data error", "error: " + e.getMessage());
             }
             return null;
         }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class ParseUserData {
                 parseFailed = false;
                 userDataArrayList = new ArrayList<>();
             } catch (JSONException e) {
-                Log.i("userdata json error", e.getMessage());
+                Log.i("userdata json error", "error: " + e.getMessage());
                 parseFailed = true;
             }
         }
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class ParseUserData {
                 }
             } catch (JSONException e) {
                 parseFailed = true;
-                Log.i("parse user data error", e.getMessage());
+                Log.i("parse user data error", "error: " + e.getMessage());
             }
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/UserListingDataSource.java b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/UserListingDataSource.java
index 8d55746f..bcad2452 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/UserListingDataSource.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/ml/docilealligator/infinityforreddit/UserListingDataSource.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class UserListingDataSource extends PageKeyedDataSource<String, UserData>
         this.params = params;
         this.callback = callback;
 
-        if(params.key.equals("null")) {
+        if(params.key.equals("null") || params.key.equals("")) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_subreddit_listing.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_subreddit_listing.xml
index acc31dab..26c1c8fa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_subreddit_listing.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_subreddit_listing.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
         android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
-        android:background="@color/backgroundColor"
         app:mlpb_progress_stoke_width="3dp"
         app:mlpb_progress_color="@color/colorAccent"
+        app:mlpb_background_color="@color/circularProgressBarBackground"
         android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"/>
 
     <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_user_listing.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_user_listing.xml
index bdd39dab..c44298ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_user_listing.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_user_listing.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
         android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
-        android:background="@color/backgroundColor"
         app:mlpb_progress_stoke_width="3dp"
         app:mlpb_progress_color="@color/colorAccent"
+        app:mlpb_background_color="@color/circularProgressBarBackground"
         android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"/>
 
     <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView