diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.bocontacts.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.bocontacts.inc.php
index 0896f44525..6b1eb6d167 100755
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.bocontacts.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.bocontacts.inc.php
@@ -443,7 +443,10 @@ class bocontacts extends socontacts
 				if (($old = $this->read($contact['id'])))	// --> try reading the old entry and set it from there
 				{
 					$contact['owner'] = $old['owner'];
-					$contact['private'] = $old['private'];
+					if(!isset($contact['private']))
+					{
+						$contact['private'] = $old['private'];
+					}
 				}
 				else	// entry not found --> create a new one
 				{
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.vcaladdressbook.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.vcaladdressbook.inc.php
index eb0ab19bd2..3bcb60f71b 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.vcaladdressbook.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.vcaladdressbook.inc.php
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ class vcaladdressbook extends bocontacts
 								break;
 								
 							case 'private':
-								$contact[$fieldName] = (int) $vcardValues[$vcardKey]['values'][$fieldKey] == 'PRIVATE';
+								(int)$contact[$fieldName] = $vcardValues[$vcardKey]['values'][$fieldKey] == 'PRIVATE';
 								break;
 								
 							case 'cat_id':
@@ -586,7 +586,6 @@ class vcaladdressbook extends bocontacts
 		}
 		
 		$contact['n_fn']  = trim($contact['n_given'].' '.$contact['n_family']);
-		
 		return $contact;
 	}