diff --git a/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js b/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js
index 3005126b71d..dd194db0161 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js
+++ b/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ Contacts={
 						$('#contacts li[data-id="'+newid+'"]').addClass('active');
 						$.getJSON(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'contactdetails.php'),{'id':newid},function(jsondata){
 							if(jsondata.status == 'success'){
-								$('#contacts h3[data-id="'+bookid+'"]').trigger('click');
+								$('#contacts ul[data-id="'+bookid+'"]').slideDown(300);
 								Contacts.UI.Card.loadContact(jsondata.data, bookid);
 							} else {
 								OC.dialogs.alert(jsondata.data.message, t('contacts', 'Error'));
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ Contacts={
 				}
 				
 				// Make sure proper DOM is loaded.
-				if(!$('#card')[0] && newid) {
+				if(!$('#card').length && newid) {
+					console.log('Loading card DOM');
 					$.getJSON(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'loadcard.php'),{requesttoken:requesttoken},function(jsondata){
 						if(jsondata.status == 'success'){
 							$('#rightcontent').html(jsondata.data.page).ready(function() {
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ Contacts={
 					});
 				}
 				else if(!newid) {
+					console.log('Loading intro');
 					// load intro page
 					$.getJSON(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'loadintro.php'),{},function(jsondata){
 						if(jsondata.status == 'success'){
@@ -370,6 +372,7 @@ Contacts={
 				return $('<li data-id="'+data.id+'" data-bookid="'+data.addressbookid+'" role="button"><a href="'+OC.linkTo('contacts', 'index.php')+'&id='+data.id+'"  style="background: url('+OC.filePath('contacts', '', 'thumbnail.php')+'?id='+data.id+') no-repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;">'+data.displayname+'</a></li>');
 			},
 			add:function(n, fn, aid, isnew){ // add a new contact
+				console.log('Adding ' + fn);
 				aid = aid?aid:$('#contacts h3.active').first().data('id');
 				var localAddcontact = function(n, fn, aid, isnew) {
 					$.post(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'addcontact.php'), { n: n, fn: fn, aid: aid, isnew: isnew },
@@ -413,8 +416,8 @@ Contacts={
 					});
 				}
 			
-				var card = $('#card')[0];
-				if(!card) {
+				if(!$('#card').length) {
+					console.log('Loading card DOM');
 					$.getJSON(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'loadcard.php'),{'requesttoken': requesttoken},function(jsondata){
 						if(jsondata.status == 'success'){
 							$('#rightcontent').html(jsondata.data.page).ready(function() {
@@ -1604,10 +1607,10 @@ Contacts={
 								firstrun = true;
 								
 								if($('#contacts h3').length == 0) {
-									$('#contacts').html('<h3 class="addressbook" data-id="'+b+'">'+book.displayname+'</h3><ul class="contacts" data-id="'+b+'"></ul>');
+									$('#contacts').html('<h3 class="addressbook" data-id="'+b+'">'+book.displayname+'</h3><ul class="contacts hidden" data-id="'+b+'"></ul>');
 								} else {
 									if(!$('#contacts h3[data-id="'+b+'"]').length) {
-										$('<h3 class="addressbook" data-id="'+b+'">'+book.displayname+'</h3><ul class="contacts" data-id="'+b+'"></ul>')
+										$('<h3 class="addressbook" data-id="'+b+'">'+book.displayname+'</h3><ul class="contacts hidden" data-id="'+b+'"></ul>')
 										.appendTo('#contacts');
 									}
 								}