diff --git a/lib/Controller/ContactController.php b/lib/Controller/ContactController.php
index 34fce6f51d5ecffba7600d8e22ef5943cac68481..f0c3fbc01a25b2f184ec2aea0e29406870623105 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/ContactController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/ContactController.php
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ class ContactController extends Controller {
 		if (!$this->contactsManager->isEnabled()) {
 			return new JSONResponse();
 		}
-
+		foreach($this->contactsManager->getUserAddressBooks() as $addressBook) {
+			if($addressBook->isSystemAddressBook()) {
+				$this->contactsManager->unregisterAddressBook($addressBook);
+			}
+		}
 		$result = $this->contactsManager->search($search, ['FN', 'EMAIL']);
 
 		$contacts = [];