diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/storage/StorageSyncModels.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/storage/StorageSyncModels.java
index efb7e78980..d0110d358d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/storage/StorageSyncModels.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/storage/StorageSyncModels.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public final class StorageSyncModels {
   }
 
   private static @NonNull SignalContactRecord localToRemoteContact(@NonNull RecipientRecord recipient, byte[] rawStorageId) {
-    if (recipient.getAci() == null && recipient.getE164() == null) {
+    if (recipient.getAci() == null && recipient.getPni() == null && recipient.getE164() == null) {
       throw new AssertionError("Must have either a UUID or a phone number!");
     }