diff --git a/src/actions/Actions.ts b/src/actions/Actions.ts
index a1bc9eb..ad14a39 100644
--- a/src/actions/Actions.ts
+++ b/src/actions/Actions.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ export const deleteContacts = (): DeleteContactsAction => ({
 });
 
 export const createUser = (name: string) => {
+    if (name == null) {
+        return;
+    }
     return async (dispatch, getState: () => AppState) => {
         const publicKey = await pssGetPublicKey();
         const address = await pssGetBaseAddress();
diff --git a/src/components/ContactList.tsx b/src/components/ContactList.tsx
index b4ff8d2..662799d 100644
--- a/src/components/ContactList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ContactList.tsx
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ class ListHeader extends React.PureComponent<ListHeaderProps, ListHeaderState> {
             address: this.props.user.identity.address,
             timestamp: Date.now(),
             random: this.props.contactRandom,
+            name: this.props.user.name,
         };
         return JSON.stringify(data);
     }
diff --git a/src/containers/HomeScreenContainer.ts b/src/containers/HomeScreenContainer.ts
index 2bdf971..fe9e484 100644
--- a/src/containers/HomeScreenContainer.ts
+++ b/src/containers/HomeScreenContainer.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch): DispatchProps => {
         },
         onCreateContact: (data: ContactData) => {
             if (isTimestampValid(data.timestamp)) {
-                dispatch(Actions.createContact(data.publicKey, data.address, '', 'invite-sent'));
+                dispatch(Actions.createContact(data.publicKey, data.address, data.name, 'invite-sent'));
                 dispatch(Actions.sendInitiateContact(data.publicKey, data.address, data.timestamp, data.random));
             }
         },
diff --git a/src/models/ContactData.ts b/src/models/ContactData.ts
index 3e915bb..bbb9699 100644
--- a/src/models/ContactData.ts
+++ b/src/models/ContactData.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ interface ContactData {
     address: string;
     timestamp: number;
     random: string;
+    name: string;
 }