diff --git a/addressbook/js/app.js b/addressbook/js/app.js
index 048c53ba6a..cc13a2de55 100644
--- a/addressbook/js/app.js
+++ b/addressbook/js/app.js
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ var AddressbookApp = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
         if (_action.id != 'view') {
             extras.crm_list = _action.id.replace('view-', '');
         }
+        if (!extras.crm_list)
+            extras.crm_list = egw.preference('crm_list', 'addressbook');
         this.egw.openTab(id, 'addressbook', 'view', extras, {
             displayName: (_action.id.match(/\-organisation/) && data.org_name != "") ? data.org_name
                 : data.n_fn + " (" + egw.lang(extras.crm_list) + ")",
diff --git a/addressbook/js/app.ts b/addressbook/js/app.ts
index fb641006d3..9fcaed8a75 100644
--- a/addressbook/js/app.ts
+++ b/addressbook/js/app.ts
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class AddressbookApp extends EgwApp
 		{
 			extras.crm_list = _action.id.replace('view-','');
 		}
-
+		if (!extras.crm_list) extras.crm_list = egw.preference('crm_list', 'addressbook');
 		this.egw.openTab(id, 'addressbook', 'view', extras, {
 			displayName: (_action.id.match(/\-organisation/) && data.org_name != "") ? data.org_name
 				: data.n_fn+" ("+egw.lang(extras.crm_list)+")",