diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
index 462c2a14..f350e545 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/smsmessenger/activities/ThreadActivity.kt
@@ -183,7 +183,12 @@ class ThreadActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         ensureBackgroundThread {
             val cachedMessagesCode = messages.clone().hashCode()
             messages = getMessages(threadId)
-            if (participants.isNotEmpty() && messages.hashCode() == cachedMessagesCode) {
+
+            val hasParticipantWithoutName = participants.any {
+                it.phoneNumbers.contains(it.name)
+            }
+
+            if (participants.isNotEmpty() && messages.hashCode() == cachedMessagesCode && !hasParticipantWithoutName) {
                 return@ensureBackgroundThread
             }