diff --git a/src/components/contacts/country-allowlist.ts b/src/components/contacts/country-allowlist.ts
index 97d3d44587..35ba43c8fa 100644
--- a/src/components/contacts/country-allowlist.ts
+++ b/src/components/contacts/country-allowlist.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,16 @@ const FIND_CONTACTS_FEATURE_COUNTRY_ALLOWLIST = [
   'IT',
 ] satisfies CountryCode[] as string[]
 
-export function isFindContactsFeatureEnabled(countryCode: string): boolean {
+export function isFindContactsFeatureEnabled(countryCode?: string): boolean {
+  if (IS_DEV) return true
+
+  /*
+   * This should never happen unless geolocation fails entirely. In that
+   * case, let the user try, since it should work as long as they have a
+   * phone number from one of the allow-listed countries.
+   */
+  if (!countryCode) return true
+
   return FIND_CONTACTS_FEATURE_COUNTRY_ALLOWLIST.includes(
     countryCode.toUpperCase(),
   )
@@ -26,12 +35,5 @@ export function isFindContactsFeatureEnabled(countryCode: string): boolean {
 
 export function useIsFindContactsFeatureEnabledBasedOnGeolocation() {
   const location = useGeolocation()
-
-  if (IS_DEV) return true
-
-  // they can try, by they'll need a phone number
-  // from one of the allowlisted countries
-  if (!location.countryCode) return true
-
   return isFindContactsFeatureEnabled(location.countryCode)
 }
diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/FindContactsAnnouncement.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/FindContactsAnnouncement.tsx
index dd3aed013c..b92ece98a7 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/FindContactsAnnouncement.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/FindContactsAnnouncement.tsx
@@ -6,26 +6,33 @@ import {msg, Trans} from '@lingui/macro'
 import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
-import {isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
+import {isNative, isWeb} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {atoms as a, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
 import {Button, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
-import {useIsFindContactsFeatureEnabledBasedOnGeolocation} from '#/components/contacts/country-allowlist'
+import {isFindContactsFeatureEnabled} from '#/components/contacts/country-allowlist'
 import * as Dialog from '#/components/Dialog'
 import {useNuxDialogContext} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs'
+import {
+  createIsEnabledCheck,
+  isExistingUserAsOf,
+} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs/utils'
 import {Text} from '#/components/Typography'
+import {IS_E2E} from '#/env'
 import {navigate} from '#/Navigation'
 
+export const enabled = createIsEnabledCheck(props => {
+  return (
+    !IS_E2E &&
+    isNative &&
+    isExistingUserAsOf(
+      '2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z',
+      props.currentProfile.createdAt,
+    ) &&
+    isFindContactsFeatureEnabled(props.geolocation.countryCode)
+  )
+})
+
 export function FindContactsAnnouncement() {
-  const isFeatureEnabled = useIsFindContactsFeatureEnabledBasedOnGeolocation()
-
-  if (!isFeatureEnabled) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  return <Inner />
-}
-
-function Inner() {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const nuxDialogs = useNuxDialogContext()
diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
index c0b1410e21..2ab319fafd 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/index.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {type AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
 
 import {useGate} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
-import {isNative} from '#/platform/detection'
 import {STALE} from '#/state/queries'
 import {Nux, useNuxs, useResetNuxs, useSaveNux} from '#/state/queries/nuxs'
 import {
@@ -20,13 +19,13 @@ import {
 import {useProfileQuery} from '#/state/queries/profile'
 import {type SessionAccount, useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {useOnboardingState} from '#/state/shell'
+import {
+  enabled as isFindContactsAnnouncementEnabled,
+  FindContactsAnnouncement,
+} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs/FindContactsAnnouncement'
 import {isSnoozed, snooze, unsnooze} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs/snoozing'
-import {ENV} from '#/env'
-/*
- * NUXs
- */
-import {FindContactsAnnouncement} from './FindContactsAnnouncement'
-import {isExistingUserAsOf} from './utils'
+import {type EnabledCheckProps} from '#/components/dialogs/nuxs/utils'
+import {useGeolocation} from '#/geolocation'
 
 type Context = {
   activeNux: Nux | undefined
@@ -35,22 +34,11 @@ type Context = {
 
 const queuedNuxs: {
   id: Nux
-  enabled?: (props: {
-    gate: ReturnType<typeof useGate>
-    currentAccount: SessionAccount
-    currentProfile: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewDetailed
-    preferences: UsePreferencesQueryResponse
-  }) => boolean
+  enabled?: (props: EnabledCheckProps) => boolean
 }[] = [
   {
     id: Nux.FindContactsAnnouncement,
-    enabled: ({currentProfile}) => {
-      return (
-        isNative &&
-        ENV !== 'e2e' &&
-        isExistingUserAsOf('2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z', currentProfile.createdAt)
-      )
-    },
+    enabled: isFindContactsAnnouncementEnabled,
   },
 ]
 
@@ -101,6 +89,7 @@ function Inner({
   preferences: UsePreferencesQueryResponse
 }) {
   const gate = useGate()
+  const geolocation = useGeolocation()
   const {nuxs} = useNuxs()
   const [snoozed, setSnoozed] = useState(() => {
     return isSnoozed()
@@ -143,7 +132,13 @@ function Inner({
       // then check gate (track exposure)
       if (
         enabled &&
-        !enabled({gate, currentAccount, currentProfile, preferences})
+        !enabled({
+          gate,
+          currentAccount,
+          currentProfile,
+          preferences,
+          geolocation,
+        })
       ) {
         continue
       }
@@ -178,6 +173,7 @@ function Inner({
     currentAccount,
     currentProfile,
     preferences,
+    geolocation,
   ])
 
   const ctx = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/utils.ts b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/utils.ts
index ba8f0169d6..68ea38ebf2 100644
--- a/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/utils.ts
+++ b/src/components/dialogs/nuxs/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+import {type AppBskyActorDefs} from '@atproto/api'
+
+import {type useGate} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
+import {type UsePreferencesQueryResponse} from '#/state/queries/preferences'
+import {type SessionAccount} from '#/state/session'
+import {type Geolocation} from '#/geolocation'
+
+export type EnabledCheckProps = {
+  gate: ReturnType<typeof useGate>
+  currentAccount: SessionAccount
+  currentProfile: AppBskyActorDefs.ProfileViewDetailed
+  preferences: UsePreferencesQueryResponse
+  geolocation: Geolocation
+}
+
+export function createIsEnabledCheck(
+  cb: (props: EnabledCheckProps) => boolean,
+) {
+  return cb
+}
+
 const ONE_DAY = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24
 
 export function isDaysOld(days: number, createdAt?: string) {