diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt
index ec979f69..3ef02d39 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/fossify/messages/activities/NewConversationActivity.kt
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class NewConversationActivity : SimpleActivity() {
         if (result != null) {
             val (body, recipients) = result
             launchThreadActivity(
-                phoneNumber = URLDecoder.decode(recipients),
+                phoneNumber = URLDecoder.decode(recipients.replace("+", "%2b").trim()),
                 name = "",
                 body = body
             )