diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_import_vcard.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_import_vcard.inc.php
index 01cb282239..6b4c3e8d5a 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_import_vcard.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_import_vcard.inc.php
@@ -163,12 +163,6 @@ class addressbook_import_vcard implements importexport_iface_import_plugin  {
 
 		$record['owner'] = $owner;
 
-		// If photo is set, we want to update it
-		if($record['jpegphoto'])
-		{
-			$record['photo_unchanged'] = false;
-		}
-
 		// Check that owner (addressbook) is allowed
 		if(!array_key_exists($record['owner'], $this->bocontacts->get_addressbooks()))
 		{
diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_vcal.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_vcal.inc.php
index 333c6207c8..5f1f7d7e78 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_vcal.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_vcal.inc.php
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class addressbook_vcal extends addressbook_bo
 		{
 			if (($old_contact = $this->read($_abID)))
 			{
+				$contact['photo_unchanged'] = $old_contact['jpegphoto'] === $contact['jpegphoto'];
 				if ($merge)
 				{
 					foreach (array_keys($contact) as $key)
@@ -177,6 +178,8 @@ class addressbook_vcal extends addressbook_bo
 		}
 		else
     	{
+			// If photo is set, we want to update it
+			$contact['photo_unchanged'] = false;
     		if (is_array($contact['cat_id']))
 			{
 				$contact['cat_id'] = implode(',',$this->find_or_add_categories($contact['cat_id'], -1));