diff --git a/Riot/Model/Contact/ContactsDataSource.m b/Riot/Model/Contact/ContactsDataSource.m
index 07a6ea531..a7444a347 100644
--- a/Riot/Model/Contact/ContactsDataSource.m
+++ b/Riot/Model/Contact/ContactsDataSource.m
@@ -81,15 +81,8 @@
         [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(onContactManagerDidUpdate:) name:kMXKContactManagerDidUpdateLocalContactsNotification object:nil];
         [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(onContactManagerDidUpdate:) name:kMXKContactManagerDidUpdateLocalContactMatrixIDsNotification object:nil];
         
-        // Check whether the access to the local contacts has not been already asked.
-        if (ABAddressBookGetAuthorizationStatus() == kABAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined)
-        {
-            // Allow by default the local contacts sync in order to discover matrix users.
-            // This setting change will trigger the loading of the local contacts, which will automatically
-            // ask user permission to access their local contacts.
-            [MXKAppSettings standardAppSettings].syncLocalContacts = YES;
-        }
-        else
+        // Refresh the matrix identifiers for all the local contacts.
+        if (ABAddressBookGetAuthorizationStatus() != kABAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined)
         {
             // Refresh the matrix identifiers for all the local contacts.
             [[MXKContactManager sharedManager] updateMatrixIDsForAllLocalContacts];
diff --git a/Riot/ViewController/PeopleViewController.m b/Riot/ViewController/PeopleViewController.m
index 4c54f9a89..9e34228cb 100644
--- a/Riot/ViewController/PeopleViewController.m
+++ b/Riot/ViewController/PeopleViewController.m
@@ -100,7 +100,16 @@
 - (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
 {
     [super viewWillAppear:animated];
-    
+
+    // Check whether the access to the local contacts has not been already asked.
+    if (ABAddressBookGetAuthorizationStatus() == kABAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined)
+    {
+        // Allow by default the local contacts sync in order to discover matrix users.
+        // This setting change will trigger the loading of the local contacts, which will automatically
+        // ask user permission to access their local contacts.
+        [MXKAppSettings standardAppSettings].syncLocalContacts = YES;
+    }
+
     [AppDelegate theDelegate].masterTabBarController.navigationItem.title = NSLocalizedStringFromTable(@"title_people", @"Vector", nil);
     [AppDelegate theDelegate].masterTabBarController.navigationController.navigationBar.tintColor = kRiotColorOrange;
     [AppDelegate theDelegate].masterTabBarController.tabBar.tintColor = kRiotColorOrange;