diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
index 805eb5ee..defca5ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/fragments/MyViewPagerFragment.kt
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ abstract class MyViewPagerFragment(context: Context, attributeSet: AttributeSet)
     }
 
     fun refreshContacts(contacts: ArrayList<Contact>) {
+        if ((config.showTabs and CONTACTS_TAB_MASK == 0 && this is ContactsFragment) ||
+                (config.showTabs and FAVORITES_TAB_MASK == 0 && this is FavoritesFragment) ||
+                (config.showTabs and GROUPS_TAB_MASK == 0 && this is GroupsFragment)) {
+            return
+        }
+
         if (config.lastUsedContactSource.isEmpty()) {
             val grouped = contacts.groupBy { it.source }.maxWith(compareBy { it.value.size })
             config.lastUsedContactSource = grouped?.key ?: ""