diff --git a/src/status_im/contacts/views/new_contact.cljs b/src/status_im/contacts/views/new_contact.cljs
index 8a6132f19d..4af9d3c5d4 100644
--- a/src/status_im/contacts/views/new_contact.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/contacts/views/new_contact.cljs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
               :custom-content   toolbar-title
               :action           {:image   {:source {:uri :icon_add}
                                            :style  icon-search}
-                                 :handler #(dispatch [:add-new-contact (merge new-contact {:photo-path (identicon whisper-identity 40)})])}}]
+                                 :handler #(dispatch [:add-new-contact (merge {:photo-path (identicon whisper-identity)} new-contact)])}}]
     [view st/form-container
      [contact-whisper-id-input whisper-identity]
      [contact-name-input name]
diff --git a/src/status_im/models/contacts.cljs b/src/status_im/models/contacts.cljs
index 03194bc37c..6c3ea62a7a 100644
--- a/src/status_im/models/contacts.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/models/contacts.cljs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 (defn create-contact [{:keys [name photo-path whisper-identity] :as contact}]
   (->> {:name       (or name "")
-        :photo-path (or photo-path (identicon whisper-identity 40))}
+        :photo-path (or photo-path (identicon whisper-identity))}
        (merge contact)
        (r/create :contacts)))
 
diff --git a/src/status_im/utils/identicon.cljs b/src/status_im/utils/identicon.cljs
index de585e4b04..2d8dac64e1 100644
--- a/src/status_im/utils/identicon.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/utils/identicon.cljs
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
   (:require [clojure.string :as s]
             [status-im.utils.utils :as u]))
 
+(def default-size 40)
+
 (def identicon-js (u/require "identicon.js"))
 
-(defn identicon [hash options]
-    (str "data:image/png;base64," (.toString (new identicon-js hash options))))
+(defn identicon
+  ([hash] (identicon hash default-size))
+  ([hash options]
+    (str "data:image/png;base64," (.toString (new identicon-js hash options)))))