diff --git a/src/services/indexedDBMigrationService.ts b/src/services/indexedDBMigrationService.ts
index 979cbc22..45d83c35 100644
--- a/src/services/indexedDBMigrationService.ts
+++ b/src/services/indexedDBMigrationService.ts
@@ -654,17 +654,25 @@ function compareAccounts(dexieAccounts: Account[], sqliteDids: string[]) {
  * ```
  */
 function contactsEqual(contact1: Contact, contact2: Contact): boolean {
+  const ifEmpty = (arg: any, def: any) => !!arg ? arg : def;
+  const contact1Methods =
+    contact1.contactMethods && Array.isArray(contact1.contactMethods) && contact1.contactMethods.length > 0
+    ? JSON.stringify(contact1.contactMethods)
+    : "[]";
+  const contact2Methods =
+    contact2.contactMethods && Array.isArray(contact2.contactMethods) && contact2.contactMethods.length > 0
+    ? JSON.stringify(contact2.contactMethods)
+    : "[]";
   return (
-    contact1.did == contact2.did &&
-    contact1.name == contact2.name &&
-    contact1.notes == contact2.notes &&
-    contact1.profileImageUrl == contact2.profileImageUrl &&
-    contact1.publicKeyBase64 == contact2.publicKeyBase64 &&
-    contact1.nextPubKeyHashB64 == contact2.nextPubKeyHashB64 &&
-    contact1.seesMe == contact2.seesMe &&
-    contact1.registered == contact2.registered &&
-    JSON.stringify(contact1.contactMethods) ==
-      JSON.stringify(contact2.contactMethods)
+    ifEmpty(contact1.did, "") == ifEmpty(contact2.did, "") &&
+    ifEmpty(contact1.name, "") == ifEmpty(contact2.name, "") &&
+    ifEmpty(contact1.notes, "") == ifEmpty(contact2.notes, "") &&
+    ifEmpty(contact1.profileImageUrl, "") == ifEmpty(contact2.profileImageUrl, "") &&
+    ifEmpty(contact1.publicKeyBase64, "") == ifEmpty(contact2.publicKeyBase64, "") &&
+    ifEmpty(contact1.nextPubKeyHashB64, "") == ifEmpty(contact2.nextPubKeyHashB64, "") &&
+    !!contact1.seesMe == !!contact2.seesMe &&
+    !!contact1.registered == !!contact2.registered &&
+    contact1Methods == contact2Methods
   );
 }