diff --git a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/nextcloud/client/ActivitiesFragmentIT.kt b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/nextcloud/client/ActivitiesFragmentIT.kt
index 087466e82f6d..737f77c10169 100644
--- a/app/src/androidTest/java/com/nextcloud/client/ActivitiesFragmentIT.kt
+++ b/app/src/androidTest/java/com/nextcloud/client/ActivitiesFragmentIT.kt
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ class ActivitiesFragmentIT : AbstractIT() {
         launchActivitiesActivity().use { scenario ->
             val fragment = scenario.getFragment() ?: return
             scenario.onActivity {
-                fragment.binding.emptyList.root.visibility = View.GONE
-                fragment.binding.swipeContainingList.visibility = View.GONE
-                fragment.binding.loadingContent.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+                fragment.binding?.emptyList?.root?.visibility = View.GONE
+                fragment.binding?.swipeContainingList?.visibility = View.GONE
+                fragment.binding?.loadingContent?.visibility = View.VISIBLE
             }
             val screenShotName = createName("${testClassName}_loading", "")
             onView(isRoot()).check(matches(isDisplayed()))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/ActivitiesFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/ActivitiesFragment.kt
index 05733b199836..7f961d2e22b2 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/ActivitiesFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/ActivitiesFragment.kt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ActivitiesFragment :
     @Inject
     lateinit var userAccountManager: UserAccountManager
 
-    private var binding: FragmentActivitiesBinding? = null
+    var binding: FragmentActivitiesBinding? = null
 
     private var adapter: ActivityListAdapter? = null
     private var lastGiven: Long = 0