diff --git a/lib/src/services/api/client2client/contact.c2c.dart b/lib/src/services/api/client2client/contact.c2c.dart
index cc699ec..ed09723 100644
--- a/lib/src/services/api/client2client/contact.c2c.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/api/client2client/contact.c2c.dart
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Future<void> handleContactUpdate(
   switch (contactUpdate.type) {
     case EncryptedContent_ContactUpdate_Type.REQUEST:
       Log.info('Got a contact update request from $fromUserId');
-      await notifyContactsAboutProfileChange(onlyToContact: fromUserId);
+      await sendContactMyProfileData(fromUserId);
 
     case EncryptedContent_ContactUpdate_Type.UPDATE:
       Log.info('Got a contact update $fromUserId');
diff --git a/lib/src/services/api/messages.dart b/lib/src/services/api/messages.dart
index d083505..c1e2afd 100644
--- a/lib/src/services/api/messages.dart
+++ b/lib/src/services/api/messages.dart
@@ -289,26 +289,18 @@ Future<void> notifyContactAboutOpeningMessage(
   await updateLastMessageId(contactId, biggestMessageId);
 }
 
-Future<void> notifyContactsAboutProfileChange({int? onlyToContact}) async {
-  if (gUser.avatarSvg == null) return;
-
+Future<void> sendContactMyProfileData(int contactId) async {
+  List<int>? avatarSvgCompressed;
+  if (gUser.avatarSvg != null) {
+    avatarSvgCompressed = gzip.encode(utf8.encode(gUser.avatarSvg!));
+  }
   final encryptedContent = pb.EncryptedContent(
     contactUpdate: pb.EncryptedContent_ContactUpdate(
       type: pb.EncryptedContent_ContactUpdate_Type.UPDATE,
-      avatarSvgCompressed: gzip.encode(utf8.encode(gUser.avatarSvg!)),
+      avatarSvgCompressed: avatarSvgCompressed,
       displayName: gUser.displayName,
       username: gUser.username,
     ),
   );
-
-  if (onlyToContact != null) {
-    await sendCipherText(onlyToContact, encryptedContent);
-    return;
-  }
-
-  final contacts = await twonlyDB.contactsDao.getAllNotBlockedContacts();
-
-  for (final contact in contacts) {
-    await sendCipherText(contact.userId, encryptedContent);
-  }
+  await sendCipherText(contactId, encryptedContent);
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/views/chats/add_new_user.view.dart b/lib/src/views/chats/add_new_user.view.dart
index a139303..aef43d6 100644
--- a/lib/src/views/chats/add_new_user.view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/chats/add_new_user.view.dart
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class ContactsListView extends StatelessWidget {
               ),
             ),
           );
-          await notifyContactsAboutProfileChange();
+          await sendContactMyProfileData(contact.userId);
         },
       ),
     ];
diff --git a/lib/src/views/settings/profile/modify_avatar.view.dart b/lib/src/views/settings/profile/modify_avatar.view.dart
index e496e14..219daa4 100644
--- a/lib/src/views/settings/profile/modify_avatar.view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/settings/profile/modify_avatar.view.dart
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class _ModifyAvatarState extends State<ModifyAvatar> {
         ..avatarCounter = user.avatarCounter + 1;
       return user;
     });
-    await notifyContactsAboutProfileChange();
   }
 
   AvatarMakerThemeData getAvatarMakerTheme(BuildContext context) {
diff --git a/lib/src/views/settings/profile/profile.view.dart b/lib/src/views/settings/profile/profile.view.dart
index 0305740..dbe028c 100644
--- a/lib/src/views/settings/profile/profile.view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/settings/profile/profile.view.dart
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class _ProfileViewState extends State<ProfileView> {
         ..avatarCounter = user.avatarCounter + 1;
       return user;
     });
-    await notifyContactsAboutProfileChange();
     setState(() {}); // gUser has updated
   }
 
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ class _ProfileViewState extends State<ProfileView> {
         ..avatarCounter = user.avatarCounter + 1;
       return user;
     });
-    await notifyContactsAboutProfileChange();
     setState(() {}); // gUser has updated
   }