diff --git a/addressbook/export/Palm_PDB b/addressbook/export/Palm_PDB
index 478f588090..149883722d 100644
--- a/addressbook/export/Palm_PDB
+++ b/addressbook/export/Palm_PDB
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 		var $id;
 		//list of all id's
 		var $ids = array();
+		var $type = "pdb";
 
 		var $export = array(
 			"title"               => "Title",