diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryGetter.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryGetter.java
index f4300c462..a1c1b6d3c 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryGetter.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryGetter.java
@@ -273,12 +273,14 @@ final public class BinaryDictionaryGetter {
      * @return The list of addresses of valid dictionary files, or null.
      */
     public static ArrayList<AssetFileAddress> getDictionaryFiles(final Locale locale,
-            final Context context) {
+            final Context context, boolean notifyDictionaryPackForUpdates) {
 
         final boolean hasDefaultWordList = DictionaryInfoUtils.isDictionaryAvailable(
                 context, locale);
-        BinaryDictionaryFileDumper.cacheWordListsFromContentProvider(locale, context,
-                hasDefaultWordList);
+        if (notifyDictionaryPackForUpdates) {
+            BinaryDictionaryFileDumper.cacheWordListsFromContentProvider(locale, context,
+                    hasDefaultWordList);
+        }
         final File[] cachedWordLists = getCachedWordLists(locale.toString(), context);
         final String mainDictId = DictionaryInfoUtils.getMainDictId(locale);
         final DictPackSettings dictPackSettings = new DictPackSettings(context);
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryFactory.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryFactory.java
index 49608d830..5dd02bd1c 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryFactory.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryFactory.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public final class DictionaryFactory {
 
         final LinkedList<Dictionary> dictList = new LinkedList<>();
         final ArrayList<AssetFileAddress> assetFileList =
-                BinaryDictionaryGetter.getDictionaryFiles(locale, context);
+                BinaryDictionaryGetter.getDictionaryFiles(locale, context, true);
         if (null != assetFileList) {
             for (final AssetFileAddress f : assetFileList) {
                 final ReadOnlyBinaryDictionary readOnlyBinaryDictionary =