diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/calllog/DefaultVoicemailNotifier.java b/src/com/android/dialer/calllog/DefaultVoicemailNotifier.java
index cb3d994..14e1bed 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/calllog/DefaultVoicemailNotifier.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/calllog/DefaultVoicemailNotifier.java
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@
             // Check if we already know the name associated with this number.
             String name = names.get(newCall.number);
             if (name == null) {
-                // Look it up in the database.
-                name = mNameLookupQuery.query(newCall.number);
+                name = mPhoneNumberHelper.getDisplayName(newCall.number,
+                        newCall.numberPresentation).toString();
                 // If we cannot lookup the contact, use the number instead.
-                if (name == null) {
-                    name = mPhoneNumberHelper.getDisplayNumber(newCall.number,
-                            newCall.numberPresentation, "").toString();
+                if (TextUtils.isEmpty(name)) {
+                    // Look it up in the database.
+                    name = mNameLookupQuery.query(newCall.number);
                     if (TextUtils.isEmpty(name)) {
                         name = newCall.number;
                     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/calllog/PhoneNumberHelper.java b/src/com/android/dialer/calllog/PhoneNumberHelper.java
index 5a882e8..336facb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/calllog/PhoneNumberHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/calllog/PhoneNumberHelper.java
@@ -33,14 +33,7 @@
         mResources = resources;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the string to display for the given phone number.
-     *
-     * @param number the number to display
-     * @param formattedNumber the formatted number if available, may be null
-     */
-    public CharSequence getDisplayNumber(CharSequence number,
-            int presentation, CharSequence formattedNumber) {
+    /* package */ CharSequence getDisplayName(CharSequence number, int presentation) {
         if (presentation == Calls.PRESENTATION_UNKNOWN) {
             return mResources.getString(R.string.unknown);
         }
@@ -50,15 +43,34 @@
         if (presentation == Calls.PRESENTATION_PAYPHONE) {
             return mResources.getString(R.string.payphone);
         }
-        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(number)) {
-            return "";
-        }
         if (new PhoneNumberUtilsWrapper().isVoicemailNumber(number)) {
             return mResources.getString(R.string.voicemail);
         }
         if (PhoneNumberUtilsWrapper.isLegacyUnknownNumbers(number)) {
             return mResources.getString(R.string.unknown);
         }
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the string to display for the given phone number.
+     *
+     * @param number the number to display
+     * @param formattedNumber the formatted number if available, may be null
+     */
+    public CharSequence getDisplayNumber(CharSequence number,
+            int presentation, CharSequence formattedNumber) {
+
+        final CharSequence displayName = getDisplayName(number, presentation);
+
+        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(displayName)) {
+            return displayName;
+        }
+
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(number)) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(formattedNumber)) {
             return number;
         } else {