diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/reminder/DefaultSmsReminder.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/reminder/DefaultSmsReminder.java
index f002b4b7ae..276215b55e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/reminder/DefaultSmsReminder.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/components/reminder/DefaultSmsReminder.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
 
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.R;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.phonenumbers.PhoneNumberFormatter;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.SmsUtil;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.TextSecurePreferences;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.Util;
@@ -41,6 +42,6 @@ public class DefaultSmsReminder extends Reminder {
       TextSecurePreferences.setPromptedDefaultSmsProvider(context, false);
     }
 
-    return !isDefault && !TextSecurePreferences.hasPromptedDefaultSmsProvider(context);
+    return !isDefault && !TextSecurePreferences.hasPromptedDefaultSmsProvider(context) && PhoneNumberFormatter.getLocalCountryCode() != 91;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberFormatter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberFormatter.java
index 43b8313e77..cff9a53a52 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberFormatter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/phonenumbers/PhoneNumberFormatter.java
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ public class PhoneNumberFormatter {
     }
   }
 
+  public static int getLocalCountryCode() {
+    Optional<PhoneNumber> localNumber = get(ApplicationDependencies.getApplication()).localNumber;
+    return localNumber != null && localNumber.isPresent() ? localNumber.get().countryCode : 0;
+  }
+
+
   public String format(@Nullable String number) {
     if (number == null)                       return "Unknown";
     if (GroupId.isEncodedGroup(number))     return number;