diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 7a6a2bcf4..4bd228b75 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.rxbinding)
     implementation(libs.rxbinding.appcompat)
     implementation(libs.facebook.fresco)
+    implementation(libs.facebook.fresco.middleware)
     implementation(libs.apache.commons.lang3)
 
     // UI
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/SetWallpaperWorker.kt b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/SetWallpaperWorker.kt
index 06c31fede..8e899fcba 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/SetWallpaperWorker.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/fr/free/nrw/commons/contributions/SetWallpaperWorker.kt
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ class SetWallpaperWorker(context: Context, params: WorkerParameters) :
                 }
             }
 
-            override fun onFailureImpl(dataSource: DataSource<CloseableReference<CloseableImage>>?) {
+            override fun onFailureImpl(dataSource: DataSource<CloseableReference<CloseableImage?>?>) {
                 Timber.d("Error getting bitmap from image url %s", imageUrl.toString())
                 showNotification(context, "Setting Wallpaper Failed", "Failed to download image.")
-                dataSource?.close()
+                dataSource.close()
             }
         }, CallerThreadExecutor.getInstance())
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 1cc336df5..9a4dd53cb 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dexterVersion = "5.0.0"
 espresso = "3.6.1"
 exifinterface = "1.3.7"
 fragmentTesting = "1.6.2"
-frescoVersion = "1.13.0"
+frescoVersion = "3.6.0"
 commonsLang3Version = "3.8.1"
 glide = "4.12.0"
 gson = "2.8.5"
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ dagger-compiler = { module = "com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler", version.ref =
 
 # Image loading
 facebook-fresco = { module = "com.facebook.fresco:fresco", version.ref = "frescoVersion" }
+facebook-fresco-middleware = { module = "com.facebook.fresco:middleware", version.ref = "frescoVersion" }
 glide-compiler = { module = "com.github.bumptech.glide:compiler", version.ref = "glide" }
 glide = { module = "com.github.bumptech.glide:glide", version.ref = "glide" }
 kotlinx-coroutines-rx2 = { module = "org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-rx2", version.ref = "kotlinxCoroutinesRx2" }