diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.contacts_sql.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.contacts_sql.inc.php
index a9b7f2cac3..ee541a149f 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.contacts_sql.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.contacts_sql.inc.php
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
         return $return_fields;
      }
 
-     function read($start,$offset,$fields,$query="",$filter="",$sort="",$order="") // send this the range,query,sort,order
+     function read($start,$offset,$fields=array(),$query="",$filter="",$sort="",$order="") // send this the range,query,sort,order
                                                                                    // and whatever fields you want to see
      {
         global $phpgw,$phpgw_info;