diff --git a/src/libclient/accountmodel.cpp b/src/libclient/accountmodel.cpp
index a7f00cdf527964f8f0778561d7dfc4a376b36197..955650c4f2ef4151db4c06ac5f32f9de2fc442ed 100644
--- a/src/libclient/accountmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libclient/accountmodel.cpp
@@ -531,11 +531,12 @@ AccountModelPimpl::slotAccountStatusChanged(const QString& accountID,
         if (status != api::account::Status::INITIALIZING
             && accountInfo.status == api::account::Status::INITIALIZING) {
             // Detect when a new account is generated (keys are ready). During
-            // the generation, a Ring account got the "INITIALIZING" status.
+            // the generation, an account got the "INITIALIZING" status.
             // When keys are generated, the status will change.
             // The account is already added and initialized. Just update details from daemon
             updateAccountDetails(accountInfo);
             // This will load swarms as the account was not loaded before.
+            accountInfo.contactModel->initContacts();
             accountInfo.conversationModel->initConversations();
             Q_EMIT linked.accountAdded(accountID);
         } else if (!accountInfo.profileInfo.uri.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/libclient/api/contactmodel.h b/src/libclient/api/contactmodel.h
index 1d33f73532bd0adba06f56a0d52eac9763e598d9..ca74537cca43b0a86c37378749e24416d83e3894 100644
--- a/src/libclient/api/contactmodel.h
+++ b/src/libclient/api/contactmodel.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public:
                  const BehaviorController& behaviorController);
     ~ContactModel();
 
+    void initContacts();
+
     /**
      * Ask the daemon to add a contact.
      * @param contactInfo
diff --git a/src/libclient/contactmodel.cpp b/src/libclient/contactmodel.cpp
index e9641655bf1d293a785228337a6677839c76bc04..5655b6c10c2f7047a9f0cd03c1e23bbe844d6f21 100644
--- a/src/libclient/contactmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libclient/contactmodel.cpp
@@ -237,6 +237,11 @@ ContactModel::ContactModel(const account::Info& owner,
 
 ContactModel::~ContactModel() {}
 
+void
+ContactModel::initContacts() {
+    pimpl_->fillWithJamiContacts();
+}
+
 const ContactModel::ContactInfoMap&
 ContactModel::getAllContacts() const
 {