diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceContactUpdateJob.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceContactUpdateJob.java
index 4cd977c0d4..1a012b7270 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceContactUpdateJob.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceContactUpdateJob.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class MultiDeviceContactUpdateJob extends BaseJob implements InjectableTy
     }
 
     if (address == null) generateFullContactUpdate();
-    else if (SyncMessagesProtocol.shouldSyncContact(context, Address.fromSerialized(address))) generateSingleContactUpdate(Address.fromSerialized(address));
+    else if (SyncMessagesProtocol.shouldSyncContact(context, address)) generateSingleContactUpdate(Address.fromSerialized(address));
   }
 
   private void generateSingleContactUpdate(@NonNull Address address)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class MultiDeviceContactUpdateJob extends BaseJob implements InjectableTy
       Optional<IdentityDatabase.IdentityRecord> identityRecord  = DatabaseFactory.getIdentityDatabase(context).getIdentity(address);
       Optional<VerifiedMessage>                 verifiedMessage = getVerifiedMessage(recipient, identityRecord);
 
-      if (SyncMessagesProtocol.shouldSyncContact(context, address)) {
+      if (SyncMessagesProtocol.shouldSyncContact(context, address.serialize())) {
         out.write(new DeviceContact(address.toPhoneString(),
                                     Optional.fromNullable(recipient.getName()),
                                     getAvatar(recipient.getContactUri()),