diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
index 6c393f7e..410cf2d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/ContactsHelper.kt
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class ContactsHelper(val activity: BaseSimpleActivity) {
             if (cursor?.moveToFirst() == true) {
                 do {
                     val id = cursor.getIntValue(ContactsContract.Data.RAW_CONTACT_ID)
-                    val address = cursor.getStringValue(CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.FORMATTED_ADDRESS)
+                    val address = cursor.getStringValue(CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.FORMATTED_ADDRESS) ?: ""
                     val type = cursor.getIntValue(CommonDataKinds.StructuredPostal.TYPE)
 
                     if (addresses[id] == null) {