diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/NicknameFragment.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/NicknameFragment.java
index 229683f7c..b084c061d 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/NicknameFragment.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/contact/add/remote/NicknameFragment.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class NicknameFragment extends BaseFragment {
 	private void handleExistingContact(String name, Author existing) {
 		OnClickListener listener = (d, w) -> {
 			d.dismiss();
-			String str = getString(R.string.contact_already_exists, name);
+			String str = getString(R.string.contact_already_exists_general);
 			Toast.makeText(getContext(), str, LENGTH_LONG).show();
 			finish();
 		};
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b816b9e81..51b0af092 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
 	<string name="exchanging_contact_details">Exchanging contact details\u2026</string>
 	<string name="contact_added_toast">Contact added: %s</string>
 	<string name="contact_already_exists">Contact %s already exists</string>
+	<string name="contact_already_exists_general">Contact already exists</string>
 	<string name="qr_code_invalid">The QR code is invalid</string>
 	<string name="qr_code_too_old_1">The QR code you have scanned comes from an older version of Briar.\n\nPlease ask your contact to upgrade to the latest version and then try again.</string>
 	<string name="qr_code_too_new_1">The QR code you have scanned comes from a newer version of Briar.\n\nPlease upgrade to the latest version and then try again.</string>