diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts.inc.php
index 770e803c6d..f4f2e91dda 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts.inc.php
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ class accounts extends accounts_backend
 	 */
 	function read_repository()
 	{
-		return $this->data = $this->read($this->account_id,true);
+		return $this->data = $this->account_id ? $this->read($this->account_id,true) : array();
 	}
 
 	/**