diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt
index 7b90e213..3688e622 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/activities/GroupContactsActivity.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class GroupContactsActivity : SimpleActivity(), RemoveFromGroupListener {
         group = intent.extras.getSerializable(GROUP) as Group
         supportActionBar?.title = group.title
 
-        refreshContacts()
         group_contacts_fab.setOnClickListener {
             SelectContactsDialog(this, allContacts, groupContacts) { addedContacts, removedContacts ->
                 ContactsHelper(this).apply {
@@ -41,6 +40,11 @@ class GroupContactsActivity : SimpleActivity(), RemoveFromGroupListener {
         }
     }
 
+    override fun onResume() {
+        super.onResume()
+        refreshContacts()
+    }
+
     private fun refreshContacts() {
         ContactsHelper(this).getContacts {
             allContacts = it
@@ -54,29 +58,34 @@ class GroupContactsActivity : SimpleActivity(), RemoveFromGroupListener {
     }
 
     private fun updateContacts(contacts: ArrayList<Contact>) {
-        ContactsAdapter(this, contacts, null, LOCATION_GROUP_CONTACTS, this, group_contacts_list, group_contacts_fastscroller) {
-            when (config.onContactClick) {
-                ON_CLICK_CALL_CONTACT -> {
-                    val contact = it as Contact
-                    if (contact.phoneNumbers.isNotEmpty()) {
-                        tryStartCall(it)
-                    } else {
-                        toast(R.string.no_phone_number_found)
+        val currAdapter = group_contacts_list.adapter
+        if (currAdapter == null) {
+            ContactsAdapter(this, contacts, null, LOCATION_GROUP_CONTACTS, this, group_contacts_list, group_contacts_fastscroller) {
+                when (config.onContactClick) {
+                    ON_CLICK_CALL_CONTACT -> {
+                        val contact = it as Contact
+                        if (contact.phoneNumbers.isNotEmpty()) {
+                            tryStartCall(it)
+                        } else {
+                            toast(R.string.no_phone_number_found)
+                        }
                     }
+                    ON_CLICK_VIEW_CONTACT -> viewContact(it as Contact)
+                    ON_CLICK_EDIT_CONTACT -> editContact(it as Contact)
                 }
-                ON_CLICK_VIEW_CONTACT -> viewContact(it as Contact)
-                ON_CLICK_EDIT_CONTACT -> editContact(it as Contact)
+            }.apply {
+                setupDragListener(true)
+                addVerticalDividers(true)
+                group_contacts_list.adapter = this
             }
-        }.apply {
-            setupDragListener(true)
-            addVerticalDividers(true)
-            group_contacts_list.adapter = this
-        }
 
-        group_contacts_fastscroller.setScrollTo(0)
-        group_contacts_fastscroller.setViews(group_contacts_list) {
-            val item = (group_contacts_list.adapter as ContactsAdapter).contactItems.getOrNull(it)
-            group_contacts_fastscroller.updateBubbleText(item?.getBubbleText() ?: "")
+            group_contacts_fastscroller.setScrollTo(0)
+            group_contacts_fastscroller.setViews(group_contacts_list) {
+                val item = (group_contacts_list.adapter as ContactsAdapter).contactItems.getOrNull(it)
+                group_contacts_fastscroller.updateBubbleText(item?.getBubbleText() ?: "")
+            }
+        } else {
+            (currAdapter as ContactsAdapter).updateItems(contacts)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
index 23a5e7cf..d7e26b9b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/adapters/ContactsAdapter.kt
@@ -110,9 +110,11 @@ class ContactsAdapter(activity: SimpleActivity, var contactItems: ArrayList<Cont
     }
 
     fun updateItems(newItems: ArrayList<Contact>) {
-        contactItems = newItems
-        notifyDataSetChanged()
-        finishActMode()
+        if (newItems.hashCode() != contactItems.hashCode()) {
+            contactItems = newItems
+            notifyDataSetChanged()
+            finishActMode()
+        }
     }
 
     private fun editContact() {