diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 06fdb798..03ea1097 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -1069,7 +1069,18 @@ OC.Contacts = OC.Contacts || {
 			var contacts = self.contacts.getSelectedContacts();
 			// Only get backend, addressbookid and contactid
 			contacts = $.map(contacts, function(c) {return c.metaData();});
-			var url = OC.Router.generate('contacts_export_selected', {contacts:contacts});
+			var targets = {};
+			// Try to shorten request URI
+			$.each(contacts, function(idx, contact) {
+				if(!targets[contact.backend]) {
+					targets[contact.backend] = {};
+				}
+				if(!targets[contact.backend][contact.addressBookId]) {
+					targets[contact.backend][contact.addressBookId] = [];
+				}
+				targets[contact.backend][contact.addressBookId].push(contact.contactId);
+			});
+			var url = OC.Router.generate('contacts_export_selected', {t:targets});
 			console.log('export url', url);
 			document.location.href = url;
 		});
diff --git a/lib/controller/exportcontroller.php b/lib/controller/exportcontroller.php
index 355b9c08..728a971a 100644
--- a/lib/controller/exportcontroller.php
+++ b/lib/controller/exportcontroller.php
@@ -78,20 +78,7 @@ class ExportController extends Controller {
 	 * @NoCSRFRequired
 	 */
 	public function exportSelected() {
-		$contacts = $this->request['contacts'];
-
-		// First sort the contacts by backend and address book.
-		$targets = array();
-
-		foreach($contacts as $contact) {
-			if(!isset($targets[$contact['backend']])) {
-				$targets[$contact['backend']] = array();
-			}
-			if(!isset($targets[$contact['backend']][$contact['addressBookId']])) {
-				$targets[$contact['backend']][$contact['addressBookId']] = array();
-			}
-			$targets[$contact['backend']][$contact['addressBookId']][] = $contact['contactId'];
-		}
+		$targets = $this->request['t'];
 
 		$exports = '';
 		foreach($targets as $backend => $addressBooks) {