diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceReadUpdateJob.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceReadUpdateJob.java
index 83409b1007..a746096421 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceReadUpdateJob.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/jobs/MultiDeviceReadUpdateJob.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class MultiDeviceReadUpdateJob extends BaseJob {
 
     for (SerializableSyncMessageId messageId : messageIds) {
       Recipient recipient = Recipient.resolved(RecipientId.from(messageId.recipientId));
-      if (!recipient.isGroup() && !recipient.isDistributionList() && recipient.isMaybeRegistered()) {
+      if (!recipient.isGroup() && !recipient.isDistributionList() && recipient.isMaybeRegistered() && (recipient.hasServiceId() || recipient.hasE164())) {
         readMessages.add(new ReadMessage(RecipientUtil.getOrFetchServiceId(context, recipient), messageId.timestamp));
       }
     }