diff --git a/infolog/inc/class.infolog_ui.inc.php b/infolog/inc/class.infolog_ui.inc.php
index f4a5a48fe8..041e3323fd 100644
--- a/infolog/inc/class.infolog_ui.inc.php
+++ b/infolog/inc/class.infolog_ui.inc.php
@@ -1610,10 +1610,9 @@ class infolog_ui
 					if ($content['info_contact'])
 					{
 						$old_link_id = (int)$content['info_link_id'];
-						list($app,$id) = is_array($content['info_contact']) ? $content['info_contact'] : explode(':',$content['info_contact'], 2);
-						// eTemplate2 returns the array all ready
-						if(!$app && is_array($content['info_contact']))
+						if(is_array($content['info_contact']))
 						{
+							// eTemplate2 returns the array all ready
 							$app = $content['info_contact']['app'];
 							$id = $content['info_contact']['id'];
 						}
diff --git a/infolog/js/app.js b/infolog/js/app.js
index f17f9d1cf2..634c07c6f5 100644
--- a/infolog/js/app.js
+++ b/infolog/js/app.js
@@ -315,30 +315,27 @@ app.classes.infolog = AppJS.extend(
 	 * standard locations.  Done with a function instead of hardcoding so
 	 * the values can be updated if user changes them in UI.
 	 *
+	 * @param {et2_widget} widget Originating/calling widget
 	 * @param _type string Type of infolog entry
 	 * @param _action string Special action for new infolog entry
 	 * @param _action_id string ID for special action
 	 */
-	add_with_extras: function(_type, _action, _action_id)
+	add_with_extras: function(widget,_type, _action, _action_id)
 	{
-		var nm = this.et2.getWidgetById('nm');
+		// We use widget.getRoot() instead of this.et2 for the case when the
+		// addressbook tab is viewing a contact + infolog list, there's 2 infolog
+		// etemplates
+		var nm = widget.getRoot().getWidgetById('nm');
 		var nm_value = nm.getValue() || {};
 
+		// It's important that all these keys are here, they override the link
+		// registry.
 		var extras = {
-			type: _type || nm_value.filter || null,
-			cat_id: nm_value.cat_id || null,
-			action: _action || null,
-			action_id: _action_id != '0' ? _action_id : null || null
+			type: _type || nm_value.filter || "",
+			cat_id: nm_value.cat_id || "",
+			action: _action || "",
+			action_id: _action_id != '0' ? _action_id : "" || ""
 		};
-
-		// Remove any missing values
-		for(var key in extras)
-		{
-			if(extras[key] == null)
-			{
-				delete extras[key];
-			}
-		}
 		egw.open('','infolog','add',extras);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/infolog/templates/default/index.xet b/infolog/templates/default/index.xet
index e6006340da..bcf57048f2 100644
--- a/infolog/templates/default/index.xet
+++ b/infolog/templates/default/index.xet
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 	<template id="infolog.index.header_right" template="" lang="" group="0" version="1.9.001">
 		<hbox>
 			<description value="Add:" class="infolog_headertext"/>
-			<button statustext="Add a new ToDo" label="ToDo" id="add[task]" onclick="app.infolog.add_with_extras('task','$cont[action]','$cont[action_id]');" image="task"/>
-			<button statustext="Add a new Phonecall" label="Phonecall" id="add[phone]" onclick="app.infolog.add_with_extras('phone','$cont[action]','$cont[action_id]');" image="phone"/>
-			<button statustext="Add a new Note" label="Note" id="add[note]" onclick="app.infolog.add_with_extras('note','$cont[action]','$cont[action_id]');" image="note"/>
+			<button statustext="Add a new ToDo" label="ToDo" id="add[task]" onclick="app.infolog.add_with_extras(widget,'task','$cont[action]','$cont[action_id]');" image="task"/>
+			<button statustext="Add a new Phonecall" label="Phonecall" id="add[phone]" onclick="app.infolog.add_with_extras(widget,'phone','$cont[action]','$cont[action_id]');" image="phone"/>
+			<button statustext="Add a new Note" label="Note" id="add[note]" onclick="app.infolog.add_with_extras(widget,'note','$cont[action]','$cont[action_id]');" image="note"/>
 		</hbox>
 	</template>
 	<template id="infolog.index.rows" template="" lang="" group="0" version="1.9.005">