diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.contacts.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.contacts.inc.php
index 327c42eabc..5ca932923f 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.contacts.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.contacts.inc.php
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
 			foreach($fields as $field => $value)
 			{
 				/* Depending on how the array was built, this is needed. */
+				if (is_int($field))
+				{
+					$field = $value;
+				}
 				if(@is_int($value))
 				{
 					$value = $field;