diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DB.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DB.java
index 2b2ec686d5..0b53c71f55 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DB.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/DB.java
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import javax.mail.Address;
 import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
@@ -1631,35 +1631,24 @@ public abstract class DB extends RoomDatabase {
             return jaddresses.toString();
         }
 
+        private static String JSPLIT = Pattern.quote("}],[{");
+
         @TypeConverter
         public static Address[] decodeAddresses(String json) {
             if (json == null)
                 return null;
-            List<Address> result = new ArrayList<>();
-            try {
-                JSONArray jroot = new JSONArray(json);
-                JSONArray jaddresses = new JSONArray();
-                for (int i = 0; i < jroot.length(); i++) {
-                    Object item = jroot.get(i);
-                    if (jroot.get(i) instanceof JSONArray)
-                        for (int j = 0; j < ((JSONArray) item).length(); j++)
-                            jaddresses.put(((JSONArray) item).get(j));
-                    else
-                        jaddresses.put(item);
-                }
-                for (int i = 0; i < jaddresses.length(); i++) {
-                    JSONObject jaddress = (JSONObject) jaddresses.get(i);
-                    String email = jaddress.getString("address");
-                    String personal = jaddress.optString("personal");
-                    if (TextUtils.isEmpty(personal))
-                        personal = null;
-                    result.add(new InternetAddress(email, personal, StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name()));
-                }
-            } catch (Throwable ex) {
-                // Compose can store invalid addresses
-                Log.w(ex);
+            else if (json.startsWith("[[")) {
+                // [[{"address":"...","personal":"..."}],[{... ...}]]
+                // There is a slim chance somebody uses the split pattern in an email address
+                String[] parts = json.substring(3, json.length() - 3).split(JSPLIT);
+                Address[] addresses = new Address[parts.length];
+                for (int i = 0; i < parts.length; i++)
+                    addresses[i] = InternetAddressJson.from(parts[i]);
+                return addresses;
+            } else {
+                // [{"address":"...","personal":"..."}]
+                return new Address[]{InternetAddressJson.from(json.substring(2, json.length() - 2))};
             }
-            return result.toArray(new Address[0]);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/InternetAddressJson.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/InternetAddressJson.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a00f5964b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/InternetAddressJson.java
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+package eu.faircode.email;
+
+/*
+    This file is part of FairEmail.
+
+    FairEmail is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    FairEmail is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with FairEmail.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+    Copyright 2018-2020 by Marcel Bokhorst (M66B)
+*/
+
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+
+import org.json.JSONObject;
+
+import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+
+import javax.mail.Address;
+import javax.mail.internet.AddressException;
+import javax.mail.internet.InternetAddress;
+
+public class InternetAddressJson extends InternetAddress {
+    private String json;
+
+    private InternetAddressJson() {
+    }
+
+    private InternetAddressJson(String address) throws AddressException {
+    }
+
+    private InternetAddressJson(String address, boolean strict) throws AddressException {
+    }
+
+    private InternetAddressJson(String address, String personal) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
+    }
+
+    private InternetAddressJson(String address, String personal, String charset) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
+    }
+
+    public static Address from(String json) {
+        InternetAddressJson result = new InternetAddressJson();
+        result.json = json;
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object clone() {
+        ensureParsed();
+        return super.clone();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getAddress() {
+        ensureParsed();
+        return super.getAddress();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getPersonal() {
+        ensureParsed();
+        return super.getPersonal();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        ensureParsed();
+        return super.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toUnicodeString() {
+        ensureParsed();
+        return super.toUnicodeString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object a) {
+        ensureParsed();
+        return super.equals(a);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        ensureParsed();
+        return super.hashCode();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void validate() throws AddressException {
+        ensureParsed();
+        super.validate();
+    }
+
+    private void ensureParsed() {
+        if (this.json != null) {
+            try {
+                JSONObject jaddress = new JSONObject("{" + this.json + "}");
+                String address = jaddress.getString("address");
+                String personal = jaddress.optString("personal");
+                if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(address))
+                    super.setAddress(address);
+                if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(personal))
+                    super.setPersonal(personal, StandardCharsets.UTF_8.name());
+            } catch (Throwable ex) {
+                Log.e(ex);
+            }
+            this.json = null;
+        }
+    }
+}