diff --git a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactFoldersView.m b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactFoldersView.m
index 765032af3..3fcdc1572 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactFoldersView.m
+++ b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactFoldersView.m
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
       // NSLog(@"Search all contacts: %@", searchText);
       excludeGroups = [[self queryParameterForKey: @"excludeGroups"] boolValue];
       excludeLists = [[self queryParameterForKey: @"excludeLists"] boolValue];
+      folders = nil;
       NS_DURING
         folders = [[self clientObject] subFolders];
       NS_HANDLER
diff --git a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListView.m b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListView.m
index 86cda3a43..bc2f07656 100644
--- a/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListView.m
+++ b/UI/Contacts/UIxContactsListView.m
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@
   searchText = [self queryParameterForKey: @"search"];
   if ([searchText length] > 0)
     {
+      folder = nil;
       NS_DURING
         folder = [self clientObject];
       NS_HANDLER