diff --git a/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet b/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet
index bbb9ca667a..fab92485ae 100644
--- a/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet
+++ b/addressbook/templates/default/config.xet
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
 				<row>
 					<et2-description  value="Disable Last/Next Event column"></et2-description>
 					<et2-select  id="newsettings[disable_event_column]">
-						<option value="">Allow</option>
 						<option value="contacts">Allow for contacts only</option>
 						<option value="True">Disabled</option>
+						<option value="false">Allow</option>
 					</et2-select>
 				</row>
 				<row>
diff --git a/api/src/Contacts.php b/api/src/Contacts.php
index 77aa84ae6e..7f3f2067b4 100755
--- a/api/src/Contacts.php
+++ b/api/src/Contacts.php
@@ -1794,9 +1794,8 @@ class Contacts extends Contacts\Storage
 	 */
 	function read_calendar($uids,$extra_title=true)
 	{
-		if (!$GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['calendar'] ||
-				$GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['disable_event_column'] == 'True'
-		)
+		if (empty($GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['apps']['calendar']) ||
+				$GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['disable_event_column'] == 'True')
 		{
 			return array();
 		}
@@ -1807,7 +1806,7 @@ class Contacts extends Contacts\Storage
 		foreach($uids as $id => $uid)
 		{
 			$type = is_numeric($uid[0]) ? 'u' : $uid[0];
-			if($GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['disable_event_column'] == 'contacts' && $type == 'u')
+			if($GLOBALS['egw_info']['server']['disable_event_column'] !== 'false' && $type === 'u')
 			{
 				continue;
 			}