diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php
index 3bd2fe23a9..c25ae6db1e 100755
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_bo.inc.php
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ class addressbook_bo extends addressbook_so
 	{
 		if (!is_object($this->categories))
 		{
-			$this->categories = new categories($this->owner,'addressbook');
+			$this->categories = new categories($this->user,'addressbook');
 		}
 
 		if (!is_array($cat_id_list))