diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/ContactActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/ContactActivity.kt
index 7579bba4..c9a8d622 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/ContactActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/ContactActivity.kt
@@ -62,8 +62,13 @@ class ContactActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                         String.format(getString(R.string.invalid_contact), newName))
                 return false
             }
-            if ((new || (Contact.contacts()[index].name != newName)) &&
-                    ContactsActivity.nameExists(newName)) {
+            var alert = false
+            if (new)
+                alert = ContactsActivity.nameExists(newName, true)
+            else
+                alert = (Contact.contacts()[index].name != newName) &&
+                        ContactsActivity.nameExists(newName, false)
+            if (alert) {
                 Utils.alertView(this, getString(R.string.error),
                         String.format(getString(R.string.contact_already_exists), newName))
                 return false
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/ContactsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/ContactsActivity.kt
index 2af339f8..38f1faec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/ContactsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/tutpro/baresip/ContactsActivity.kt
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ class ContactsActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 val parts = it.split("\"")
                 if (parts.size == 3) {
                     val name = parts[1]
-                    val uri = parts[2].trim().substringAfter("<").substringBefore(">")
+                    var uri = parts[2].trim()
+                    if (uri.startsWith("<"))
+                        uri = uri.substringAfter("<").substringBefore(">")
                     // Currently no need to make baresip aware of the contact
                     // Api.contact_add("\"$name\" $uri")
                     Contact.contacts().add(Contact(name, uri))
@@ -127,9 +129,9 @@ class ContactsActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
             return name
         }
 
-        fun nameExists(name: String): Boolean {
+        fun nameExists(name: String, ignoreCase: Boolean): Boolean {
             for (c in Contact.contacts())
-                if (c.name.equals(name, ignoreCase = true)) return true
+                if (c.name.equals(name, ignoreCase = ignoreCase)) return true
             return false
         }