diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/story/StoriesPrivacySettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/story/StoriesPrivacySettingsFragment.kt
index a11a6f19de..688db2a11b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/story/StoriesPrivacySettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/story/StoriesPrivacySettingsFragment.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.settings.DSLSettingsText
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.components.settings.configure
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.contacts.paged.ContactSearchAdapter
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.contacts.paged.ContactSearchKey
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.contacts.paged.ContactSearchPagedDataSourceRepository
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.groups.ParcelableGroupId
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mediasend.v2.stories.ChooseGroupStoryBottomSheet
@@ -39,7 +40,10 @@ class StoriesPrivacySettingsFragment :
   ChooseStoryTypeBottomSheet.Callback,
   GroupStoryEducationSheet.Callback {
 
-  private val viewModel: StoriesPrivacySettingsViewModel by viewModels()
+  private val viewModel: StoriesPrivacySettingsViewModel by viewModels(factoryProducer = {
+    StoriesPrivacySettingsViewModel.Factory(ContactSearchPagedDataSourceRepository(requireContext()))
+  })
+
   private val lifecycleDisposable = LifecycleDisposable()
   private val progressDisplayManager = DialogFragmentDisplayManager { ProgressCardDialogFragment() }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/story/StoriesPrivacySettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/story/StoriesPrivacySettingsViewModel.kt
index fbc8107819..0937d8c4af 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/story/StoriesPrivacySettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/stories/settings/story/StoriesPrivacySettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.stories.settings.story
 
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
+import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModelProvider
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.BackpressureStrategy
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Flowable
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.stories.Stories
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.util.rx.RxStore
 
 class StoriesPrivacySettingsViewModel(
-  private val contactSearchPagedDataSourceRepository: ContactSearchPagedDataSourceRepository
+  contactSearchPagedDataSourceRepository: ContactSearchPagedDataSourceRepository
 ) : ViewModel() {
 
   private val repository = StoriesPrivacySettingsRepository()
@@ -99,4 +100,12 @@ class StoriesPrivacySettingsViewModel(
       store.update { it.copy(userHasStories = userHasActiveStories) }
     }
   }
+
+  class Factory(
+    private val contactSearchPagedDataSourceRepository: ContactSearchPagedDataSourceRepository
+  ) : ViewModelProvider.Factory {
+    override fun <T : ViewModel> create(modelClass: Class<T>): T {
+      return modelClass.cast(StoriesPrivacySettingsViewModel(contactSearchPagedDataSourceRepository)) as T
+    }
+  }
 }