diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_contacts.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_contacts.sh
index 471c2c9..56d483c 100755
--- a/scripts/core/sxmo_contacts.sh
+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_contacts.sh
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ contacts() {
 	RECENTCONTACTEDNUMBERSREVCHRON="$(
 		cut -f3 "$LOGFILE" |
 		tac |
-		awk '!($0 in a){a[$0]; if (substr($0,1,1) == "+") print}' |
+		awk '!($0 in a){a[$0]; print}' |
 		sed '/^[[:space:]]*$/d'
 	)"
 	printf %b "$RECENTCONTACTEDNUMBERSREVCHRON" | awk -F'\t' '
 		FNR==NR{a[$1]=$2; next}
 		{
 			if (!a[$1]) a[$1] = "Unknown Number";
-			if (substr($0,1,1) == "+") print $0 ": " a[$1]
+			print $0 ": " a[$1]
 		}
 	' "$CONTACTSFILE" -
 }
diff --git a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
index a1893b7..a2825ae 100755
--- a/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
+++ b/scripts/modem/sxmo_modemmonitor.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ checkformissedcalls() {
 			mkdir -p "$LOGDIR"
 			printf %b "$TIME\tcall_missed\t$MISSEDNUMBER\n" >> "$LOGDIR/modemlog.tsv"
 
-			CONTACT="$(sxmo_contacts.sh | grep -E "^\\$MISSEDNUMBER")"
+			CONTACT="$(sxmo_contacts.sh | grep -F "^${MISSEDNUMBER//+/\\+}:")"
 			sxmo_notificationwrite.sh \
 				random \
 				"st -f Terminus-20 -e sh -c \"echo 'Missed call from $CONTACT at $(date)' && read\"" \
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ checkforincomingcalls() {
 	INCOMINGNUMBER=$(lookupnumberfromcallid "$VOICECALLID")
 
 	if [ -x "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/hooks/ring" ]; then
-		"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/hooks/ring" "$(sxmo_contacts.sh | grep -E "^\\$INCOMINGNUMBER")" &
+		"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/hooks/ring" "$(sxmo_contacts.sh | grep -E "^${INCOMINGNUMBER//+/\\+}:")" &
 	else
 		sxmo_vibratepine 2500 &
 	fi
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ checkforincomingcalls() {
 		"$NOTIFDIR/incomingcall_${VOICECALLID}_notification" \
 		"sxmo_modemcall.sh pickup $VOICECALLID" \
 		none \
-		"Pickup - $(sxmo_contacts.sh | grep -E "^\\$INCOMINGNUMBER")" &
+		"Pickup - $(sxmo_contacts.sh | grep -E "^${INCOMINGNUMBER//+/\\+}:")" &
 
 	echo "Number: $INCOMINGNUMBER (VOICECALLID: $VOICECALLID)"
 }
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ checkfornewtexts() {
 			random \
 			"st -e tail -n9999 -f '$LOGDIR/$NUM/sms.txt'" \
 			"$LOGDIR/$NUM/sms.txt" \
-			"Message - $(sxmo_contacts.sh | grep -E "^\\$NUM"): $TEXT"
+			"Message - $(sxmo_contacts.sh | grep -E "^${NUM//+/\\+}:"): $TEXT"
 
 		if [ -x "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/hooks/sms" ]; then
-			"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/hooks/sms" "$(sxmo_contacts.sh | grep -E "^\\$NUM")" "$TEXT"
+			"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/hooks/sms" "$(sxmo_contacts.sh | grep -E "^${NUM//+/\\+}:")" "$TEXT"
 		fi
 	done
 }