diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index f1e634057..3373862b3 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -163,10 +163,6 @@
         }
 
         ConversationController.create(c).save();
-
-        if (contactDetails.verified) {
-            onVerified(contactDetails);
-        }
     }
 
     function onGroupReceived(ev) {
diff --git a/js/libtextsecure.js b/js/libtextsecure.js
index f0a32f6dd..53f2ef44f 100644
--- a/js/libtextsecure.js
+++ b/js/libtextsecure.js
@@ -38526,10 +38526,15 @@ MessageReceiver.prototype.extend({
                 var ev = new Event('contact');
                 ev.contactDetails = contactDetails;
                 eventTarget.dispatchEvent(ev);
+
+                if (contactDetails.verified) {
+                    this.handleVerified([contactDetails.verified]);
+                }
+
                 contactDetails = contactBuffer.next();
             }
             eventTarget.dispatchEvent(new Event('contactsync'));
-        });
+        }.bind(this));
     },
     handleGroups: function(groups) {
         console.log('group sync');
diff --git a/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js b/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
index a6e64258e..dc5ef5a05 100644
--- a/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
+++ b/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
@@ -317,10 +317,15 @@ MessageReceiver.prototype.extend({
                 var ev = new Event('contact');
                 ev.contactDetails = contactDetails;
                 eventTarget.dispatchEvent(ev);
+
+                if (contactDetails.verified) {
+                    this.handleVerified([contactDetails.verified]);
+                }
+
                 contactDetails = contactBuffer.next();
             }
             eventTarget.dispatchEvent(new Event('contactsync'));
-        });
+        }.bind(this));
     },
     handleGroups: function(groups) {
         console.log('group sync');