diff --git a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
index 9601f38f..538ee38a 100644
--- a/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
+++ b/lib/connector/meshcore_connector.dart
@@ -3788,6 +3788,14 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
       _usbManager.updateConnectedLabel(selfName);
     }
 
+    // GPS poll responses arrive as RESP_CODE_SELF_INFO but are not the real
+    // handshake — only update location and notify, skip store reloads and
+    // contact sync which would clear and re-fetch contacts every minute.
+    if (!wasAwaitingSelfInfo) {
+      notifyListeners();
+      return;
+    }
+
     //set all the stores' public key so they can load the correct data
     _channelMessageStore.setPublicKeyHex = selfPublicKeyHex;
     _messageStore.setPublicKeyHex = selfPublicKeyHex;
@@ -3814,12 +3822,6 @@ class MeshCoreConnector extends ChangeNotifier {
     _selfInfoRetryTimer = null;
     notifyListeners();
 
-    if (PlatformInfo.isWeb &&
-        _activeTransport == MeshCoreTransportType.bluetooth &&
-        !wasAwaitingSelfInfo) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     // Auto-fetch contacts after getting self info. On web BLE, defer this
     // until after channel 0 so startup writes stay serialized.
     if (PlatformInfo.isWeb &&
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 6d5c4ae3..7b43dded 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ publish_to: 'none' # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
 # In Windows, build-name is used as the major, minor, and patch parts
 # of the product and file versions while build-number is used as the build suffix.
-version: 8.0.0+11
+version: 9.0.0+12
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.9.2