diff --git a/src/org/linphone/LinphoneContact.java b/src/org/linphone/LinphoneContact.java
index 82f038bc0..6d7670f22 100644
--- a/src/org/linphone/LinphoneContact.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/LinphoneContact.java
@@ -446,15 +446,18 @@ public class LinphoneContact implements Serializable, Comparable<LinphoneContact
 		}
 		friend.done();
 		
-		try {
-			LinphoneManager.getLcIfManagerNotDestroyedOrNull().addFriend(friend);
-			if (!ContactsManager.getInstance().hasContactsAccess()) {
-				// This refresh is only needed if app has no contacts permission to refresh the list of LinphoneFriends. 
-				// Otherwise contacts will be refreshed due to changes in native contact and the handler in ContactsManager
-				ContactsManager.getInstance().fetchContactsAsync();
+		if (!friend.isAlreadyPresentInFriendList()) {
+			try {
+				LinphoneManager.getLcIfManagerNotDestroyedOrNull().addFriend(friend);
+			} catch (LinphoneCoreException e) {
+				Log.e(e);
 			}
-		} catch (LinphoneCoreException e) {
-			Log.e(e);
+		}
+		
+		if (!ContactsManager.getInstance().hasContactsAccess()) {
+			// This refresh is only needed if app has no contacts permission to refresh the list of LinphoneFriends. 
+			// Otherwise contacts will be refreshed due to changes in native contact and the handler in ContactsManager
+			ContactsManager.getInstance().fetchContactsAsync();
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/submodules/linphone b/submodules/linphone
index 61a3b8a98..be38b3474 160000
--- a/submodules/linphone
+++ b/submodules/linphone
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 61a3b8a98e6d35bff351b64e2c6717491792afb3
+Subproject commit be38b3474cd4fc3ce48ebc09e645c71b2da857b3