diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xxlabs/messenger/backup/bindings/BindingsBackupHandler.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/xxlabs/messenger/backup/bindings/BindingsBackupHandler.kt
index 51a11dd27b00cb89e359ed0b0bfb96e1b6a0b7ed..58e6c34713da61208c79787c035ea71a162bd1b1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xxlabs/messenger/backup/bindings/BindingsBackupHandler.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xxlabs/messenger/backup/bindings/BindingsBackupHandler.kt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class BindingsBackupHandler(private val preferences: PreferencesRepository) {
                     ExtrasJson(
                         user.getUsernameFact(false),
                         user.getEmailFact(false),
-                        user.getPhoneFact(false)
+                        user.getPhoneFact(true)
                     ).toString()
                 )
                 preferences.isUserProfileBackedUp = true
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/io/xxlabs/messenger/backup/data/restore/BackupReport.kt b/app/src/main/java/io/xxlabs/messenger/backup/data/restore/BackupReport.kt
index 4a64d6106b7a550b0e94eef1ee9ceaec48294037..610397247cbc68acb4f69c96361146742eb002f9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/io/xxlabs/messenger/backup/data/restore/BackupReport.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/io/xxlabs/messenger/backup/data/restore/BackupReport.kt
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ data class BackupReport(
     }
 
     val userPhone: String? get() = userData?.userPhone
-    val phoneStringified: String? get() = userPhone?.run {
-        if (isNotEmpty()) "E$this"
-        else this
-    }
+    val phoneStringified: String? get() = userPhone
 
     fun getContacts(): ByteArray = Gson().toJson(contacts).encodeToByteArray()