diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6817907fe..a92fa53bd 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.135.1
+0.135.2
diff --git a/protocol/contact.go b/protocol/contact.go
index 28f901153..31c050b9f 100644
--- a/protocol/contact.go
+++ b/protocol/contact.go
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func (c *Contact) DismissContactRequest(clock uint64) ContactRequestProcessingRe
 
 // Remote actions
 
-func (c *Contact) contactRequestRetracted(clock uint64, r ContactRequestProcessingResponse) ContactRequestProcessingResponse {
+func (c *Contact) contactRequestRetracted(clock uint64, syncing bool, r ContactRequestProcessingResponse) ContactRequestProcessingResponse {
 	if clock <= c.ContactRequestRemoteClock {
 		return r
 	}
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (c *Contact) contactRequestRetracted(clock uint64, r ContactRequestProcessi
 	// the side it was sent from. The only exception is when the contact
 	// request has been explicitly dismissed, in which case we don't
 	// change state
-	if c.ContactRequestLocalState != ContactRequestStateDismissed {
+	if c.ContactRequestLocalState != ContactRequestStateDismissed && !syncing {
 		c.ContactRequestLocalClock = clock
 		c.ContactRequestLocalState = ContactRequestStateNone
 	}
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ func (c *Contact) contactRequestRetracted(clock uint64, r ContactRequestProcessi
 	return r
 }
 
-func (c *Contact) ContactRequestRetracted(clock uint64) ContactRequestProcessingResponse {
-	return c.contactRequestRetracted(clock, ContactRequestProcessingResponse{})
+func (c *Contact) ContactRequestRetracted(clock uint64, syncing bool) ContactRequestProcessingResponse {
+	return c.contactRequestRetracted(clock, syncing, ContactRequestProcessingResponse{})
 }
 
 func (c *Contact) contactRequestReceived(clock uint64, r ContactRequestProcessingResponse) ContactRequestProcessingResponse {
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func contactIDFromPublicKeyString(key string) (string, error) {
 	return contactIDFromPublicKey(pubKey), nil
 }
 
-func (c *Contact) processSyncContactRequestState(remoteState ContactRequestState, remoteClock uint64, localState ContactRequestState, localClock uint64) {
+func (c *Contact) ProcessSyncContactRequestState(remoteState ContactRequestState, remoteClock uint64, localState ContactRequestState, localClock uint64) {
 	// We process the two separately, first local state
 	switch localState {
 	case ContactRequestStateDismissed:
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func (c *Contact) processSyncContactRequestState(remoteState ContactRequestState
 	case ContactRequestStateReceived:
 		c.ContactRequestReceived(remoteClock)
 	case ContactRequestStateNone:
-		c.ContactRequestRetracted(remoteClock)
+		c.ContactRequestRetracted(remoteClock, true)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func (c *Contact) ContactRequestPropagatedStateReceived(state *protobuf.ContactR
 		if remoteState == ContactRequestStateSent {
 			response = c.contactRequestReceived(remoteClock, response)
 		} else if remoteState == ContactRequestStateNone {
-			response = c.contactRequestRetracted(remoteClock, response)
+			response = c.contactRequestRetracted(remoteClock, false, response)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/protocol/contact_test.go b/protocol/contact_test.go
index e5f68e16c..0339da2df 100644
--- a/protocol/contact_test.go
+++ b/protocol/contact_test.go
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func TestContactContactRequestRetracted(t *testing.T) {
 	for testNum, tc := range tests {
 		contact := tc.Contact()
 
-		contact.ContactRequestRetracted(clock)
+		contact.ContactRequestRetracted(clock, false)
 		validateContactTest(t, contact, tc, testNum+1)
 
 	}
@@ -765,3 +765,18 @@ func TestPrimaryName(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "nickname", contact.PrimaryName())
 	require.Equal(t, "alias", contact.SecondaryName())
 }
+
+func TestProcessSyncContactRequestState(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Contact{}
+	c.ContactRequestLocalState = ContactRequestStateNone
+	c.ContactRequestLocalClock = 1
+	c.ContactRequestRemoteState = ContactRequestStateNone
+	c.ContactRequestRemoteClock = 1
+
+	c.ProcessSyncContactRequestState(ContactRequestStateNone, 2, ContactRequestStateSent, 2)
+
+	// Here we need to confirm that resulting Local/RemoteState is equal
+	// to what comes from the contact sync message, otherwise it will be inconsistent
+	require.Equal(t, ContactRequestStateSent, c.ContactRequestLocalState)
+	require.Equal(t, ContactRequestStateNone, c.ContactRequestRemoteState)
+}
diff --git a/protocol/messenger_handler.go b/protocol/messenger_handler.go
index a6f7d45bf..a57c843d6 100644
--- a/protocol/messenger_handler.go
+++ b/protocol/messenger_handler.go
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func (m *Messenger) HandleSyncInstallationContact(state *ReceivedMessageState, m
 	if message.ContactRequestRemoteClock != 0 || message.ContactRequestLocalClock != 0 {
 		// Some local action about contact requests were performed,
 		// process them
-		contact.processSyncContactRequestState(
+		contact.ProcessSyncContactRequestState(
 			ContactRequestState(message.ContactRequestRemoteState),
 			uint64(message.ContactRequestRemoteClock),
 			ContactRequestState(message.ContactRequestLocalState),
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ func (m *Messenger) handleRetractContactRequest(contact *Contact, message protob
 	}
 
 	m.logger.Debug("handling retracted contact request", zap.Uint64("clock", message.Clock))
-	r := contact.ContactRequestRetracted(message.Clock)
+	r := contact.ContactRequestRetracted(message.Clock, false)
 	if !r.processed {
 		m.logger.Debug("not handling retract since clock lower")
 		return nil