diff --git a/pkg/message/service/message_service.go b/pkg/message/service/message_service.go
index b2b21c72..c84f2cef 100644
--- a/pkg/message/service/message_service.go
+++ b/pkg/message/service/message_service.go
@@ -375,6 +375,10 @@ func (m *messageService) DeleteMessageEveryone(data *MessageStruct, instance *in
 		m.loggerWrapper.GetLogger(instance.Id).LogError("[%s] Error validating message fields", instance.Id)
 		return "", "", errors.New("invalid phone number")
 	}
+	// The chat JID lands inside the revoke's protocolMessage Key: with the "+"
+	// prefix CreateJID adds, receiving devices look up a chat that doesn't
+	// exist and silently ignore the revoke. See utils.CanonicalJID.
+	recipient = utils.CanonicalJID(recipient)
 
 	m.loggerWrapper.GetLogger(instance.Id).LogInfo("Revoking message %s from %s", data.MessageID, recipient)
 
@@ -403,6 +407,9 @@ func (m *messageService) EditMessage(data *EditMessageStruct, instance *instance
 		m.loggerWrapper.GetLogger(instance.Id).LogError("[%s] Error validating message fields", instance.Id)
 		return "", "", errors.New("invalid phone number")
 	}
+	// Same as DeleteMessageEveryone: the JID lands inside the edit's
+	// protocolMessage Key, so the "+" prefix makes recipients ignore it.
+	recipient = utils.CanonicalJID(recipient)
 
 	resp, err := client.SendMessage(
 		context.Background(),
diff --git a/pkg/user/service/user_service.go b/pkg/user/service/user_service.go
index 1ac63b1a..6f089a9f 100644
--- a/pkg/user/service/user_service.go
+++ b/pkg/user/service/user_service.go
@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ func (u *userService) GetAvatar(data *GetAvatarStruct, instance *instance_model.
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid phone number")
 	}
+	// GetProfilePictureInfo runs a usync IQ against the JID as-is; the "+"
+	// prefix CreateJID adds to phone numbers makes it query a nonexistent user
+	// and time out (~75s). See utils.CanonicalJID.
+	jid = utils.CanonicalJID(jid)
 
 	u.loggerWrapper.GetLogger(instance.Id).LogInfo("[%s] Requesting avatar for JID: %s, Preview: %v", instance.Id, jid, data.Preview)
 
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index e7593477..e9e6ed70 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -636,3 +636,10 @@ func PrepareNumberForWhatsAppCheck(phone string, formatJid bool) (string, error)
 	}
 	return numbers[0], nil
 }
+
+// CanonicalJID normalizes a JID user part by stripping the leading "+" that
+// some clients include, so lookups and comparisons match the stored form.
+func CanonicalJID(jid whatsmeow_types.JID) whatsmeow_types.JID {
+	jid.User = strings.TrimPrefix(jid.User, "+")
+	return jid
+}