diff --git a/examples/demo-apps/android/LlamaDemo/app/src/main/java/com/example/executorchllamademo/MainActivity.java b/examples/demo-apps/android/LlamaDemo/app/src/main/java/com/example/executorchllamademo/MainActivity.java
index 997d9f87f92..d93c798fcf9 100644
--- a/examples/demo-apps/android/LlamaDemo/app/src/main/java/com/example/executorchllamademo/MainActivity.java
+++ b/examples/demo-apps/android/LlamaDemo/app/src/main/java/com/example/executorchllamademo/MainActivity.java
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ private void setLocalModel(String modelPath, String tokenizerPath) {
     if (loadResult != 0) {
       AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
       builder.setTitle("Load failed: " + loadResult);
-      AlertDialog alert = builder.create();
       runOnUiThread(
           () -> {
+            AlertDialog alert = builder.create();
             alert.show();
           });
     }