diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/common_functions.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/common_functions.inc.php
index 83a695b8f6..e8c0cb916f 100755
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/common_functions.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/common_functions.inc.php
@@ -1076,7 +1076,14 @@ function &ExecMethod2($acm)
 		list(,$class,$method) = explode('.',$acm);
 		if (!is_object($obj =& $GLOBALS[$class]))
 		{
-			$obj =& CreateObject($acm);
+			if (class_exists($class))
+			{
+				$obj = new $class;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				$obj = CreateObject($acm);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (!method_exists($obj,$method))