diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AppModule.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AppModule.java
index f544030b161220570d8654758ab9cd9e16cab10b..d970ef5b7eaa8c19fb16d0461d96d0c03a7c4fd7 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AppModule.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/AppModule.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class AppModule {
 
 			@Override
 			public boolean shouldEnableRemoteContacts() {
-				return IS_DEBUG_BUILD;
+				return true;
 			}
 		};
 	}