diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/ActiveCallManager.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/ActiveCallManager.kt
index 03bc84989a..2fac15deb8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/ActiveCallManager.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/webrtc/ActiveCallManager.kt
@@ -411,25 +411,23 @@ class ActiveCallManager(
       val recipient: Recipient = Recipient.resolved(IntentCompat.getParcelableExtra(intent, EXTRA_RECIPIENT_ID, RecipientId::class.java)!!)
       val isVideoCall = intent.getBooleanExtra(EXTRA_IS_VIDEO_CALL, false)
 
-      if (requiresAsyncNotificationLoad) {
-        if (asyncServiceNotification != null && lastAsyncServiceNotificationType == type) {
-          return asyncServiceNotification!!
-        }
-
-        val requestTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
-        lastAsyncServiceNotificationRequestTime = requestTime
-        notificationDisposable = Single.fromCallable { createNotification(type, recipient, isVideoCall, skipAvatarLoad = false) }
-          .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
-          .filter { requestTime == lastAsyncServiceNotificationRequestTime }
-          .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
-          .subscribeBy { notification ->
-            lastAsyncServiceNotificationType = type
-            asyncServiceNotification = notification
-            update(this, type, recipient.id, isVideoCall)
-          }
+      if (asyncServiceNotification != null && lastAsyncServiceNotificationType == type) {
+        return asyncServiceNotification!!
       }
 
-      return createNotification(type, recipient, isVideoCall, skipAvatarLoad = requiresAsyncNotificationLoad)
+      val requestTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
+      lastAsyncServiceNotificationRequestTime = requestTime
+      notificationDisposable = Single.fromCallable { createNotification(type, recipient, isVideoCall, skipAvatarLoad = false) }
+        .subscribeOn(Schedulers.io())
+        .filter { requestTime == lastAsyncServiceNotificationRequestTime }
+        .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+        .subscribeBy { notification ->
+          lastAsyncServiceNotificationType = type
+          asyncServiceNotification = notification
+          update(this, type, recipient.id, isVideoCall)
+        }
+
+      return createNotification(type, recipient, isVideoCall, skipAvatarLoad = true)
     }
 
     override fun onServiceUpdateCommandReceived(intent: Intent) {