diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationActivity.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationActivity.java
index 87f33cbf84..8323bebf8a 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/ConversationActivity.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms;
 
 import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.app.ProgressDialog;
 import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.CharacterCalculator;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.DynamicLanguage;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.DynamicTheme;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.EncryptedCharacterCalculator;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.GroupUtil;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.MemoryCleaner;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.TextSecurePreferences;
 import org.whispersystems.textsecure.crypto.InvalidMessageException;
@@ -427,19 +429,7 @@ public class ConversationActivity extends PassphraseRequiredSherlockFragmentActi
   }
 
   private void handleDisplayGroupRecipients() {
-    List<String> recipientStrings = new LinkedList<String>();
-
-    for (Recipient recipient : getRecipients().getRecipientsList()) {
-      recipientStrings.add(recipient.toShortString());
-    }
-
-    AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
-    builder.setTitle(R.string.ConversationActivity_group_conversation_recipients);
-    builder.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_menu_groups_holo_dark);
-    builder.setCancelable(true);
-    builder.setItems(recipientStrings.toArray(new String[]{}), null);
-    builder.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, null);
-    builder.show();
+    new GroupMembersDialog(this, getRecipients()).display();
   }
 
   private void handleDeleteThread() {
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/GroupMembersDialog.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/GroupMembersDialog.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..818ec9f1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/GroupMembersDialog.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package org.thoughtcrime.securesms;
+
+import android.app.AlertDialog;
+import android.app.ProgressDialog;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.database.DatabaseFactory;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipient;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.recipients.Recipients;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.GroupUtil;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class GroupMembersDialog extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Recipients> {
+
+  private final Recipients recipients;
+  private final Context    context;
+
+  private ProgressDialog progress = null;
+
+  public GroupMembersDialog(Context context, Recipients recipients) {
+    this.recipients = recipients;
+    this.context    = context;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onPreExecute() {
+    progress = ProgressDialog.show(context, "Members...", "Members...", true, false);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected Recipients doInBackground(Void... params) {
+    try {
+      String groupId = recipients.getPrimaryRecipient().getNumber();
+      return DatabaseFactory.getGroupDatabase(context)
+                            .getGroupMembers(GroupUtil.getDecodedId(groupId));
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      Log.w("ConverstionActivity", e);
+      return new Recipients(new LinkedList<Recipient>());
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void onPostExecute(Recipients members) {
+    if (progress != null) {
+      progress.dismiss();
+    }
+
+    List<String> recipientStrings = new LinkedList<String>();
+
+    for (Recipient recipient : members.getRecipientsList()) {
+      recipientStrings.add(recipient.toShortString());
+    }
+
+    AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(context);
+    builder.setTitle(R.string.ConversationActivity_group_conversation_recipients);
+    builder.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_menu_groups_holo_dark);
+    builder.setCancelable(true);
+    builder.setItems(recipientStrings.toArray(new String[]{}), null);
+    builder.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok, null);
+    builder.show();
+  }
+
+  public void display() {
+    if (recipients.isGroupRecipient()) execute();
+    else                               onPostExecute(recipients);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/GroupDatabase.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/GroupDatabase.java
index b10e15437d..ca208a2f77 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/GroupDatabase.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/GroupDatabase.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class GroupDatabase extends Database {
 
     for (String member : members) {
       try {
-        recipients.addAll(RecipientFactory.getRecipientsFromString(context, member, true)
+        recipients.addAll(RecipientFactory.getRecipientsFromString(context, member, false)
                                           .getRecipientsList());
       } catch (RecipientFormattingException e) {
         Log.w("GroupDatabase", e);