diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
index df1b7c64..6458fd41 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ fun Context.getMessages(
         val thread = cursor.getLongValue(Sms.THREAD_ID)
         val subscriptionId = cursor.getIntValue(Sms.SUBSCRIPTION_ID)
         val status = cursor.getIntValue(Sms.STATUS)
-        val participants = senderNumber.split(getAddressSeparator().toRegex()).map { number ->
+        val participants = senderNumber.split(getAddressSeparator()).map { number ->
             val phoneNumber = PhoneNumber(number, 0, "", number)
             val participantPhoto = getNameAndPhotoFromPhoneNumber(number)
             SimpleContact(0, 0, participantPhoto.name, photoUri, arrayListOf(phoneNumber), ArrayList(), ArrayList())