diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ContactsBinaryDictionary.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ContactsBinaryDictionary.java
index 67eb7f3..ffeb927 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ContactsBinaryDictionary.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ContactsBinaryDictionary.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.provider.BaseColumns;
@@ -145,8 +146,10 @@
                     cursor.close();
                 }
             }
-        } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Contacts DB is having problems");
+        } catch (final SQLiteException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "SQLiteException in the remote Contacts process.", e);
+        } catch (final IllegalStateException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Contacts DB is having problems", e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -173,14 +176,18 @@
     private int getContactCount() {
         // TODO: consider switching to a rawQuery("select count(*)...") on the database if
         // performance is a bottleneck.
-        final Cursor cursor = mContext.getContentResolver().query(
-                Contacts.CONTENT_URI, PROJECTION_ID_ONLY, null, null, null);
-        if (cursor != null) {
-            try {
-                return cursor.getCount();
-            } finally {
-                cursor.close();
+        try {
+            final Cursor cursor = mContext.getContentResolver().query(
+                    Contacts.CONTENT_URI, PROJECTION_ID_ONLY, null, null, null);
+            if (cursor != null) {
+                try {
+                    return cursor.getCount();
+                } finally {
+                    cursor.close();
+                }
             }
+        } catch (final SQLiteException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "SQLiteException in the remote Contacts process.", e);
         }
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index dead530..c9311a6 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -2746,6 +2746,7 @@
         final TextRange range = mConnection.getWordRangeAtCursor(currentSettings.mWordSeparators,
                 0 /* additionalPrecedingWordsCount */);
         if (null == range) return; // Happens if we don't have an input connection at all
+        if (range.length() <= 0) return; // Race condition. No text to resume on, so bail out.
         // If for some strange reason (editor bug or so) we measure the text before the cursor as
         // longer than what the entire text is supposed to be, the safe thing to do is bail out.
         final int numberOfCharsInWordBeforeCursor = range.getNumberOfCharsInWordBeforeCursor();
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserBinaryDictionary.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserBinaryDictionary.java
index a241b55..864a173 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserBinaryDictionary.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/UserBinaryDictionary.java
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.database.sqlite.SQLiteException;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.provider.UserDictionary.Words;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.compat.UserDictionaryCompatUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.LocaleUtils;
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@
  * dictionary file to use it from native code.
  */
 public class UserBinaryDictionary extends ExpandableBinaryDictionary {
+    private static final String TAG = ExpandableBinaryDictionary.class.getSimpleName();
 
     // The user dictionary provider uses an empty string to mean "all languages".
     private static final String USER_DICTIONARY_ALL_LANGUAGES = "";
@@ -168,12 +171,19 @@
         } else {
             requestArguments = localeElements;
         }
-        final Cursor cursor = mContext.getContentResolver().query(
-                Words.CONTENT_URI, PROJECTION_QUERY, request.toString(), requestArguments, null);
+        Cursor cursor = null;
         try {
+            cursor = mContext.getContentResolver().query(
+                Words.CONTENT_URI, PROJECTION_QUERY, request.toString(), requestArguments, null);
             addWords(cursor);
+        } catch (final SQLiteException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "SQLiteException in the remote User dictionary process.", e);
         } finally {
-            if (null != cursor) cursor.close();
+            try {
+                if (null != cursor) cursor.close();
+            } catch (final SQLiteException e) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "SQLiteException in the remote User dictionary process.", e);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/TextRange.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/TextRange.java
index 5793e41..48b443d 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/TextRange.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/TextRange.java
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
         return mWordAtCursorEndIndex - mCursorIndex;
     }
 
+    public int length() {
+        return mWord.length();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets the suggestion spans that are put squarely on the word, with the exact start
      * and end of the span matching the boundaries of the word.