diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipient.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipient.java
index 172284f428..3ef0464b21 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipient.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipient.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public final class LiveRecipient {
    * @return A fully-resolved version of the recipient. May require reading from disk.
    */
   @WorkerThread
-  public synchronized @NonNull Recipient resolve() {
+  public @NonNull Recipient resolve() {
     Recipient recipient = get();
 
     if (recipient.isResolving()) {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public final class LiveRecipient {
    * Forces a reload of the underlying recipient.
    */
   @WorkerThread
-  public synchronized void refresh() {
+  public void refresh() {
     Recipient recipient = fetchRecipientFromDisk(defaultRecipient.getId());
     liveData.postValue(recipient);
     Stream.of(recipient.getParticipants()).map(Recipient::live).forEach(LiveRecipient::refresh);
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipientCache.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipientCache.java
index 07c09c1211..6fc3751c3c 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipientCache.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipientCache.java
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ public final class LiveRecipientCache {
     return live;
   }
 
-  synchronized @NonNull Recipient getSelf() {
-    if (localRecipientId == null) {
-      localRecipientId = recipientDatabase.getOrInsertFromE164(TextSecurePreferences.getLocalNumber(context));
+  @NonNull Recipient getSelf() {
+    synchronized (this) {
+      if (localRecipientId == null) {
+        localRecipientId = recipientDatabase.getOrInsertFromE164(TextSecurePreferences.getLocalNumber(context));
+      }
     }
 
     return getLive(localRecipientId).resolve();