diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/DistributedBackupActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/DistributedBackupActivity.java
index c333c3cf4..3e516b134 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/DistributedBackupActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/DistributedBackupActivity.java
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ public class DistributedBackupActivity extends BriarActivity implements
 		BaseFragment.BaseFragmentListener, ContactSelectorListener,
 		ThresholdDefinedListener, ShardsSentDismissedListener {
 
+	private Collection<ContactId> custodians;
+
 	@Override
 	public void injectActivity(ActivityComponent component) {
 		component.inject(this);
@@ -39,12 +41,14 @@ public class DistributedBackupActivity extends BriarActivity implements
 		Toast.makeText(this,
 				String.format("selected %d contacts", contacts.size()),
 				Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
+		custodians = contacts;
 		ThresholdSelectorFragment fragment = ThresholdSelectorFragment.newInstance(contacts.size());
 		showNextFragment(fragment);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public void thresholdDefined(int threshold) {
+//		SocialBackupManager socialBackupManager
 		ShardsSentFragment fragment = new ShardsSentFragment();
 		showNextFragment(fragment);
 	}
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/ThresholdSelectorFragment.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/ThresholdSelectorFragment.java
index a9d59d49d..c7932245f 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/ThresholdSelectorFragment.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/socialbackup/ThresholdSelectorFragment.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public class ThresholdSelectorFragment extends BaseFragment {
         bundle.putInt(NUMBER_CUSTODIANS, numberCustodians);
         ThresholdSelectorFragment fragment = new ThresholdSelectorFragment();
         fragment.setArguments(bundle);
-//        fragment.setNumberCustodians(numberCustodians);
         return fragment;
     }
 
@@ -62,9 +61,6 @@ public class ThresholdSelectorFragment extends BaseFragment {
     public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container, @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_select_threshold,
                 container, false);
-//        if (savedInstanceState != null) {
-//            numberOfCustodians = savedInstanceState.getInt("numberCustodians");
-//        }
 	    Bundle args = requireArguments();
 	    numberOfCustodians = args.getInt(NUMBER_CUSTODIANS);