diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.bocontacts.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.bocontacts.inc.php
index df246b4052..7d706060f7 100755
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.bocontacts.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.bocontacts.inc.php
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ class bocontacts extends socontacts
 	function merge($ids)
 	{
 		$this->error = false;
-		foreach(self::search(array('id'=>$ids),false) as $contact)	// $this->search calls the extended search from ui!
+		foreach(parent::search(array('id'=>$ids),false) as $contact)	// $this->search calls the extended search from ui!
 		{
 			if ($contact['account_id'])
 			{