diff --git a/src/personsmodel.cpp b/src/personsmodel.cpp
--- a/src/personsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/personsmodel.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
     case PersonsModel::PersonUriRole:
         return personUri;
     case PersonsModel::PersonVCardRole:
-        return QVariant::fromValue<AbstractContact::Ptr>(person);
+        return person->customProperty(AbstractContact::VCardProperty);
     case PersonsModel::ContactsVCardRole:
         return QVariant::fromValue<AbstractContact::List>(metacontacts[personIndex[personUri].row()].contacts());
     case PersonsModel::GroupsRole: