diff --git a/src/contacts/contactmodifyjob.cpp b/src/contacts/contactmodifyjob.cpp
--- a/src/contacts/contactmodifyjob.cpp
+++ b/src/contacts/contactmodifyjob.cpp
@@ -84,17 +84,6 @@
     }
 
     q->enqueueRequest(request, rawData, QStringLiteral("application/atom+xml"));
-
-    const QUrl photoUrl = ContactsService::photoUrl(q->account()->accountName(), contact->uid());
-    QNetworkRequest photoRequest(photoUrl);
-    if (!contact->photo().isEmpty()) {
-        photoRequest.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, QLatin1String("image/*"));
-        pendingPhoto.first = contact->photo().rawData();
-        pendingPhoto.second = contact->photo().type();
-        q->enqueueRequest(photoRequest, pendingPhoto.first, QStringLiteral("modifyImage"));
-    } else {
-        q->enqueueRequest(photoRequest, QByteArray(), QStringLiteral("deleteImage"));
-  }
 }
 
 
@@ -154,17 +143,27 @@
         if (ct == KGAPI2::JSON) {
             d->lastContact = ContactsService::JSONToContact(rawData);
             items << d->lastContact;
-            d->contacts.currentProcessed();
         } else if (ct == KGAPI2::XML) {
             d->lastContact = ContactsService::XMLToContact(rawData);
             items << d->lastContact;
-            d->contacts.currentProcessed();
         } else {
             setError(KGAPI2::InvalidResponse);
             setErrorString(tr("Invalid response content type"));
             emitFinished();
             return items;
         }
+        ContactPtr contact = d->contacts.current();
+        const QUrl photoUrl = ContactsService::photoUrl(account()->accountName(), contact->uid());
+        QNetworkRequest photoRequest(photoUrl);
+        if (!contact->photo().isEmpty()) {
+            photoRequest.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, QLatin1String("image/*"));
+            d->pendingPhoto.first = contact->photo().rawData();
+            d->pendingPhoto.second = contact->photo().type();
+            enqueueRequest(photoRequest, d->pendingPhoto.first, QStringLiteral("modifyImage"));
+        } else {
+            enqueueRequest(photoRequest, QByteArray(), QStringLiteral("deleteImage"));
+        }
+        d->contacts.currentProcessed();
     } else {
         if (d->lastContact && !d->pendingPhoto.first.isEmpty()) {
             KContacts::Picture picture;