diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Constants.kt
index a2239943..4eb29248 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const val PHOTO_UNCHANGED = 4
 const val BEGIN_VCARD = "BEGIN:VCARD"
 const val END_VCARD = "END:VCARD"
 const val N = "N"
+const val NICKNAME = "NICKNAME"
 const val TEL = "TEL"
 const val BDAY = "BDAY:"
 const val ANNIVERSARY = "ANNIVERSARY:"
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/VcfImporter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/VcfImporter.kt
index b7d98142..0e27d8cd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/VcfImporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/helpers/VcfImporter.kt
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class VcfImporter(val activity: SimpleActivity) {
                     when {
                         line.toUpperCase() == BEGIN_VCARD -> resetValues()
                         line.toUpperCase().startsWith(NOTE) -> addNotes(line.substring(NOTE.length))
+                        line.toUpperCase().startsWith(NICKNAME) -> { }
                         line.toUpperCase().startsWith(N) -> addNames(line.substring(N.length))
                         line.toUpperCase().startsWith(TEL) -> addPhoneNumber(line.substring(TEL.length))
                         line.toUpperCase().startsWith(EMAIL) -> addEmail(line.substring(EMAIL.length))