diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/phpgw.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/phpgw.inc.php
index 808fe59729..8184ea1f0f 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/phpgw.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/phpgw.inc.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
         include($phpgw_info["server"]["api_inc"] . "/phpgw_accounts_".$phpgw_info["server"]["account_repository"].".inc.php");
         include($phpgw_info["server"]["api_inc"] . "/phpgw_accounts_shared.inc.php");
         $this->auth          = new auth;
-	$this->preferences   = new preferences();
+	$this->preferences   = new preferences(0);
         $this->preferences->preferences = $phpgw_info["user"]["preferences"];
         $this->preferences->account_id = $phpgw_info["user"]["account_id"];