diff --git a/src/app/profile/core.nim b/src/app/profile/core.nim
index c1a88534f4..e8e7f86474 100644
--- a/src/app/profile/core.nim
+++ b/src/app/profile/core.nim
@@ -119,9 +119,8 @@ proc init*(self: ProfileController, account: Account) =
     let msgData = MessageSignal(e);
     if msgData.contacts.len > 0:
       # TODO: view should react to model changes
-      self.status.chat.updateContacts(msgData.contacts)
       self.view.contacts.updateContactList(msgData.contacts)
-      self.view.contacts.notifyOnNewContactRequests(msgData.contacts)
+      self.status.chat.updateContacts(msgData.contacts)
     if msgData.installations.len > 0:
       self.view.devices.addDevices(msgData.installations)
 
diff --git a/src/app/profile/views/contact_list.nim b/src/app/profile/views/contact_list.nim
index b6635936a7..81b144480a 100644
--- a/src/app/profile/views/contact_list.nim
+++ b/src/app/profile/views/contact_list.nim
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ QtObject:
       c.ensName = contact.ensName
       c.ensVerified = contact.ensVerified
       c.identityImage = contact.identityImage
+      c.systemTags = contact.systemTags
 
     if not found:
       self.addContactToList(contact)
diff --git a/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim b/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
index 58b50952c2..4e94143f11 100644
--- a/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
+++ b/src/app/profile/views/contacts.nim
@@ -64,16 +64,26 @@ QtObject:
     result.setup
 
   proc contactListChanged*(self: ContactsView) {.signal.}
+  proc contactRequestAdded*(self: ContactsView, name: string, address: string) {.signal.}
 
   proc updateContactList*(self: ContactsView, contacts: seq[Profile]) =
     for contact in contacts:
+      var requestAlreadyAdded = false
+      for existingContact in self.contactList.contacts:
+        if existingContact.address == contact.address and existingContact.requestReceived():
+          requestAlreadyAdded = true
+          break
+
       self.contactList.updateContact(contact)
       if contact.systemTags.contains(contactAdded):
         self.addedContacts.updateContact(contact)
-      if contact.systemTags.contains(contactBlocked):
+      if contact.isBlocked():
         self.blockedContacts.updateContact(contact)
-      if contact.systemTags.contains(contactRequest) and not contact.systemTags.contains(contactAdded) and not contact.systemTags.contains(contactBlocked):
+      if contact.requestReceived() and not contact.systemTags.contains(contactAdded) and not contact.systemTags.contains(contactBlocked):
         self.contactRequests.updateContact(contact)
+      if not requestAlreadyAdded and contact.requestReceived():
+        self.contactRequestAdded(status_ens.userNameOrAlias(contact), contact.address)
+
       self.contactListChanged()
 
   proc getContactList(self: ContactsView): QVariant {.slot.} =
@@ -86,13 +96,6 @@ QtObject:
     self.contactRequests.setNewData(contactList.filter(c => c.systemTags.contains(contactRequest) and not c.systemTags.contains(contactAdded) and not c.systemTags.contains(contactBlocked)))
     self.contactListChanged()
 
-  proc contactRequestAdded*(self: ContactsView, name: string, address: string) {.signal.}
-
-  proc notifyOnNewContactRequests*(self: ContactsView, contacts: seq[Profile]) =
-    for contact in contacts:
-      if contact.systemTags.contains(contactRequest) and not contact.systemTags.contains(contactBlocked):
-        self.contactRequestAdded(status_ens.userNameOrAlias(contact), contact.address)
-
   QtProperty[QVariant] list:
     read = getContactList
     write = setContactList