diff --git a/sphinx/application/data/features/feature-repository/src/main/java/chat/sphinx/feature_repository/SphinxRepository.kt b/sphinx/application/data/features/feature-repository/src/main/java/chat/sphinx/feature_repository/SphinxRepository.kt
index ee4951f3cf..0412fc55bc 100644
--- a/sphinx/application/data/features/feature-repository/src/main/java/chat/sphinx/feature_repository/SphinxRepository.kt
+++ b/sphinx/application/data/features/feature-repository/src/main/java/chat/sphinx/feature_repository/SphinxRepository.kt
@@ -1196,7 +1196,9 @@ abstract class SphinxRepository(
                         response = loadResponse
                     }
                     is Response.Success -> {
-                        val contact = getContactByPubKey(lightningNodePubKey).firstOrNull()
+                        val contact = getContactByPubKey(lightningNodePubKey).firstOrNull {
+                            it?.rsaPublicKey != null
+                        }
 
                         response = if (contact != null) {
                             val messageBuilder = SendMessage.Builder()