diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/models/LocalContact.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/models/LocalContact.kt
index 75164cd5..011fa534 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/models/LocalContact.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/contacts/pro/models/LocalContact.kt
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ data class LocalContact(
         @ColumnInfo(name = "company") var company: String,
         @ColumnInfo(name = "job_position") var jobPosition: String,
         @ColumnInfo(name = "websites") var websites: ArrayList<String>,
-        @ColumnInfo(name = "ims") var IMs: ArrayList<IM>)
+        @ColumnInfo(name = "ims") var IMs: ArrayList<IM>) {
+
+    override fun equals(other: Any?) = this.id == (other as? LocalContact?)?.id
+
+    override fun hashCode() = id ?: 0
+}