diff --git a/js/contacts.js b/js/contacts.js
index b9e3b997..21246e11 100644
--- a/js/contacts.js
+++ b/js/contacts.js
@@ -467,8 +467,9 @@ Contacts={
 				}
 				return false;
 			},
-			categoriesChanged:function(categories) { // Categories added/deleted.
-				console.log('categoriesChanged for ' + Contacts.UI.Card.id + ' : ' + categories);
+			categoriesChanged:function(newcategories) { // Categories added/deleted.
+				console.log('categoriesChanged for ' + Contacts.UI.Card.id + ' : ' + newcategories);
+				categories = newcategories;
 				var categorylist = $('#categories_value').find('input');
 				$.getJSON(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'categories/categoriesfor.php'),{'id':Contacts.UI.Card.id},function(jsondata){
 					if(jsondata.status == 'success'){