diff --git a/src/libs/util.ts b/src/libs/util.ts
index ae056fe6..6f6100ca 100644
--- a/src/libs/util.ts
+++ b/src/libs/util.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useClipboard } from "@vueuse/core";
 
 import { DEFAULT_PUSH_SERVER, NotificationIface } from "../constants/app";
 import { Account, AccountEncrypted } from "../db/tables/accounts";
-import { Contact, ContactWithJsonStrings } from "../db/tables/contacts";
+import { Contact } from "../db/tables/contacts";
 import { DEFAULT_PASSKEY_EXPIRATION_MINUTES } from "../db/tables/settings";
 import {
   arrayBufferToBase64,
@@ -902,13 +902,19 @@ export interface DatabaseExport {
 export const contactsToExportJson = (contacts: Contact[]): DatabaseExport => {
   // Convert each contact to a plain object and ensure all fields are included
   const rows = contacts.map((contact) => {
-    const exContact: ContactWithJsonStrings = R.omit(
-      ["contactMethods"],
-      contact,
-    );
-    exContact.contactMethods = contact.contactMethods
-      ? JSON.stringify(contact.contactMethods)
-      : undefined;
+    // Create a plain object without stringifying contactMethods
+    const exContact = {
+      did: contact.did,
+      iViewContent: contact.iViewContent,
+      name: contact.name,
+      nextPubKeyHashB64: contact.nextPubKeyHashB64,
+      notes: contact.notes,
+      profileImageUrl: contact.profileImageUrl,
+      publicKeyBase64: contact.publicKeyBase64,
+      seesMe: contact.seesMe,
+      registered: contact.registered,
+      contactMethods: contact.contactMethods || [],
+    };
     return exContact;
   });
 
diff --git a/src/utils/PlatformServiceMixin.ts b/src/utils/PlatformServiceMixin.ts
index 47a943c0..11684af3 100644
--- a/src/utils/PlatformServiceMixin.ts
+++ b/src/utils/PlatformServiceMixin.ts
@@ -246,6 +246,15 @@ export const PlatformServiceMixin = {
             // Keep null values as null
           }
 
+          // Handle JSON fields like contactMethods
+          if (column === "contactMethods" && typeof value === "string") {
+            try {
+              value = JSON.parse(value);
+            } catch {
+              value = [];
+            }
+          }
+
           obj[column] = value;
         });
         return obj;
@@ -1051,12 +1060,18 @@ export const PlatformServiceMixin = {
             contact.profileImageUrl !== undefined
               ? contact.profileImageUrl
               : null,
+          contactMethods:
+            contact.contactMethods !== undefined
+              ? (Array.isArray(contact.contactMethods)
+                  ? JSON.stringify(contact.contactMethods)
+                  : contact.contactMethods)
+              : null,
         };
 
         await this.$dbExec(
           `INSERT OR REPLACE INTO contacts 
-           (did, name, publicKeyBase64, seesMe, registered, nextPubKeyHashB64, profileImageUrl) 
-           VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+           (did, name, publicKeyBase64, seesMe, registered, nextPubKeyHashB64, profileImageUrl, contactMethods) 
+           VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
           [
             safeContact.did,
             safeContact.name,
@@ -1065,6 +1080,7 @@ export const PlatformServiceMixin = {
             safeContact.registered,
             safeContact.nextPubKeyHashB64,
             safeContact.profileImageUrl,
+            safeContact.contactMethods,
           ],
         );
         return true;