diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/RecipientDatabase.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/RecipientDatabase.java
index fee1370c6..fda06a559 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/RecipientDatabase.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/RecipientDatabase.java
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ public class RecipientDatabase extends Database {
 
     public @NonNull Recipient getCurrent() {
       RecipientId id = RecipientId.from(cursor.getLong(cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(ID)));
-      return Recipient.live(id).get();
+      return Recipient.resolved(id);
     }
 
     public @Nullable Recipient getNext() {
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/NotificationChannels.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/NotificationChannels.java
index 2cc001496..27eb95fce 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/NotificationChannels.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/notifications/NotificationChannels.java
@@ -407,14 +407,17 @@ public class NotificationChannels {
 
     for (NotificationChannel existingChannel : notificationManager.getNotificationChannels()) {
       if (existingChannel.getId().startsWith(CONTACT_PREFIX) && !customChannelIds.contains(existingChannel.getId())) {
+        Log.i(TAG, "Consistency: Deleting channel '"+ existingChannel.getId() + "' because the DB has no record of it.");
         notificationManager.deleteNotificationChannel(existingChannel.getId());
       } else if (existingChannel.getId().startsWith(MESSAGES_PREFIX) && !existingChannel.getId().equals(getMessagesChannel(context))) {
+        Log.i(TAG, "Consistency: Deleting channel '"+ existingChannel.getId() + "' because it's out of date.");
         notificationManager.deleteNotificationChannel(existingChannel.getId());
       }
     }
 
     for (Recipient customRecipient : customRecipients) {
       if (!existingChannelIds.contains(customRecipient.getNotificationChannel())) {
+        Log.i(TAG, "Consistency: Removing custom channel '"+ customRecipient.getNotificationChannel() + "' because the system doesn't have it.");
         db.setNotificationChannel(customRecipient.getId(), null);
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipient.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipient.java
index 3ef0464b2..7306da787 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipient.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/recipients/LiveRecipient.java
@@ -119,15 +119,28 @@ public final class LiveRecipient {
    */
   @WorkerThread
   public @NonNull Recipient resolve() {
-    Recipient recipient = get();
+    Recipient current = get();
 
-    if (recipient.isResolving()) {
-      recipient = fetchRecipientFromDisk(defaultRecipient.getId());
-      liveData.postValue(recipient);
-      Stream.of(recipient.getParticipants()).forEach(Recipient::resolve);
+    if (!current.isResolving()) {
+      return current;
     }
 
-    return recipient;
+    Recipient       updated      = fetchRecipientFromDisk(defaultRecipient.getId());
+    List<Recipient> participants = Stream.of(updated.getParticipants())
+                                         .filter(Recipient::isResolving)
+                                         .map(Recipient::getId)
+                                         .map(this::fetchRecipientFromDisk)
+                                         .toList();
+
+    Util.runOnMainSync(() -> {
+      for (Recipient participant : participants) {
+        participant.live().liveData.setValue(participant);
+      }
+
+      liveData.setValue(updated);
+    });
+
+    return updated;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -135,11 +148,20 @@ public final class LiveRecipient {
    */
   @WorkerThread
   public void refresh() {
-    Recipient recipient = fetchRecipientFromDisk(defaultRecipient.getId());
-    liveData.postValue(recipient);
-    Stream.of(recipient.getParticipants()).map(Recipient::live).forEach(LiveRecipient::refresh);
-  }
+    Recipient       recipient    = fetchRecipientFromDisk(defaultRecipient.getId());
+    List<Recipient> participants = Stream.of(recipient.getParticipants())
+                                         .map(Recipient::getId)
+                                         .map(this::fetchRecipientFromDisk)
+                                         .toList();
 
+    Util.runOnMainSync(() -> {
+      for (Recipient participant : participants) {
+        participant.live().liveData.setValue(participant);
+      }
+
+      liveData.setValue(recipient);
+    });
+  }
 
   private @NonNull Recipient fetchRecipientFromDisk(RecipientId id) {
     RecipientSettings settings = recipientDatabase.getRecipientSettings(id);