diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/Address.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/Address.java
index 15fe20a4b2..6104c9e5ba 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/Address.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/Address.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class Address implements Parcelable, Comparable<Address> {
     public String format(@Nullable String number) {
       if (number == null)                             return "Unknown";
       if (number.startsWith("__textsecure_group__!")) return number;
-      if (ALPHA_PATTERN.matcher(number).matches())    return number.trim();
+      if (ALPHA_PATTERN.matcher(number).find())       return number.trim();
 
       String bareNumber = number.replaceAll("[^0-9+]", "");
 
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/DatabaseFactory.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/DatabaseFactory.java
index 571ac70d04..e42fb2f2c9 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/DatabaseFactory.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/DatabaseFactory.java
@@ -1319,7 +1319,7 @@ public class DatabaseFactory {
     public String migrate(@Nullable String number) {
       if (number == null)                             return "Unknown";
       if (number.startsWith("__textsecure_group__!")) return number;
-      if (ALPHA_PATTERN.matcher(number).matches())    return number;
+      if (ALPHA_PATTERN.matcher(number).find())       return number.trim();
 
       String bareNumber = number.replaceAll("[^0-9+]", "");