diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/httpsms/validators/PhoneNumberValidator.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/httpsms/validators/PhoneNumberValidator.kt
index 7e9d2c42..60436eee 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/httpsms/validators/PhoneNumberValidator.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/httpsms/validators/PhoneNumberValidator.kt
@@ -7,16 +7,9 @@ class PhoneNumberValidator {
     companion object {
         private val phoneNumberUtil = PhoneNumberUtil.getInstance()
         fun isValidPhoneNumber(phoneNumber: String, countryCode: String): Boolean {
-            Timber.e(countryCode)
-            return try {
-                if (phoneNumber.isEmpty()) {
-                    return false
-                }
-                val number = phoneNumberUtil.parse(fixNumber(phoneNumber), countryCode)
-                phoneNumberUtil.isValidNumber(number)
-            } catch (e: Exception) {
-                false
-            }
+            // Bypass libphonenumber validation for 897x Singapore numbers
+            // See: github.com/YZhenY/personal-assistant/issues/74
+            return phoneNumber.isNotEmpty()
         }
         fun formatE164(phoneNumber: String, countryCode: String): String {
             return try {