diff --git a/src/status_im/chat/handlers.cljs b/src/status_im/chat/handlers.cljs
index 011749f25f..0d0af3a2f3 100644
--- a/src/status_im/chat/handlers.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/chat/handlers.cljs
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@
     (sign-up-service/stop-listening-confirmation-code-sms db)))
 
 (register-handler :sign-up-confirm
-  (fn [db [_ confirmation-code]]
-    (server/sign-up-confirm confirmation-code sign-up-service/on-send-code-response)
-    db))
+  (u/side-effect!
+    (fn [_ [_ confirmation-code]]
+      (server/sign-up-confirm confirmation-code sign-up-service/on-send-code-response))))
 
 (register-handler :set-signed-up
   (fn [db [_ signed-up]]
diff --git a/src/status_im/components/chat_icon/screen.cljs b/src/status_im/components/chat_icon/screen.cljs
index e44d334e33..0d93e38cbb 100644
--- a/src/status_im/components/chat_icon/screen.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/components/chat_icon/screen.cljs
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
                                                 image
                                                 icon]]
             [status-im.components.chat-icon.styles :as st]
-            [status-im.components.styles :refer [color-purple]]))
+            [status-im.components.styles :refer [color-purple]]
+            [clojure.string :as s]))
 
 (defn default-chat-icon [name styles]
   [view (:default-chat-icon styles)
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@
 (defview chat-icon-view [chat-id group-chat name online styles]
   [photo-path [:chat-photo chat-id]]
   [view (:container styles)
-   (if (and photo-path (not (empty? photo-path)))
+   (if-not (s/blank? photo-path)
      [chat-icon photo-path styles]
      [default-chat-icon name styles])
-   (when (not group-chat)
+   (when-not group-chat
      [contact-online online styles])])
 
 (defn chat-icon-view-chat-list [chat-id group-chat name color online]
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@
   [contact [:contact]]
   (let [;; TODO stub data
         online true
-        color color-purple]
+        color  color-purple]
     [profile-icon-view (:photo-path contact) (:name contact) color online]))
 
 (defview my-profile-icon []
@@ -88,5 +89,5 @@
    photo-path [:get :photo-path]]
   (let [;; TODO stub data
         online true
-        color color-purple]
+        color  color-purple]
     [profile-icon-view photo-path name color online]))
diff --git a/src/status_im/contacts/handlers.cljs b/src/status_im/contacts/handlers.cljs
index b3320db158..acb9be9b6c 100644
--- a/src/status_im/contacts/handlers.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/contacts/handlers.cljs
@@ -92,10 +92,14 @@
 (defn add-new-contacts
   [{:keys [contacts] :as db} [_ new-contacts]]
   (let [identities    (set (map :whisper-identity contacts))
-        new-contacts' (remove #(identities (:whisper-identity %)) new-contacts)]
+        new-contacts' (->> new-contacts
+                           (remove #(identities (:whisper-identity %)))
+                           (map #(vector (:whisper-identity %) %))
+                           (into {}))]
+    (println new-contacts')
     (-> db
-        (update :contacts concat new-contacts')
-        (assoc :new-contacts new-contacts'))))
+        (update :contacts merge new-contacts')
+        (assoc :new-contacts (vals new-contacts')))))
 
 (register-handler :add-contacts
   (after save-contacts!)