diff --git a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
index 4fe28184c9..d65e31995e 100644
--- a/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
+++ b/addressbook/inc/class.addressbook_ui.inc.php
@@ -2316,7 +2316,7 @@ class addressbook_ui extends addressbook_bo
 		{
 			$document = $this->prefs['default_document'];
 		}
-		else
+		elseif ($document[0] != '/')
 		{
 			$document = $this->prefs['document_dir'].'/'.$document;
 		}