diff --git a/app/models/contact.rb b/app/models/contact.rb
index a4025ad1a..272e5cb91 100644
--- a/app/models/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact.rb
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def not_blocked_user
-    errors.add(:base, "Cannot connect to an ignored user") if user && user.blocks.where(person_id: person_id).exists?
+    if receiving && user && user.blocks.where(person_id: person_id).exists?
+      errors.add(:base, "Cannot connect to an ignored user")
+    end
   end
 end
-
diff --git a/spec/models/contact_spec.rb b/spec/models/contact_spec.rb
index a1fa9e750..db7bd71b0 100644
--- a/spec/models/contact_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/contact_spec.rb
@@ -62,14 +62,21 @@ describe Contact, type: :model do
     end
 
     describe "#not_blocked_user" do
-      it "add error if potential contact is blocked by user" do
+      it "adds an error when start sharing with a blocked person" do
         alice.blocks.create(person: eve.person)
-        bad_contact = alice.contacts.create(person: eve.person)
+        bad_contact = alice.contacts.create(person: eve.person, receiving: true)
 
         expect(bad_contact).not_to be_valid
         expect(bad_contact.errors.full_messages.count).to eq(1)
         expect(bad_contact.errors.full_messages.first).to eq("Cannot connect to an ignored user")
       end
+
+      it "is valid when a blocked person starts sharing with the user" do
+        alice.blocks.create(person: eve.person)
+        bad_contact = alice.contacts.create(person: eve.person, receiving: false, sharing: true)
+
+        expect(bad_contact).to be_valid
+      end
     end
   end