diff --git a/addressbook/ChangeLog b/addressbook/ChangeLog
index 31568a82da..9b86d049eb 100644
--- a/addressbook/ChangeLog
+++ b/addressbook/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2001-08-20  JP Rosevear  <jpr@ximian.com>
+
+	* backend/pas/pas-backend-file.c
+	(pas_backend_file_process_get_changes): null out card_sexp so that
+	we don't crash when copying
+
 2001-08-20  JP Rosevear  <jpr@ximian.com>
 
 	* conduit/address-conduit.c: fix warnings, get compiling again
diff --git a/addressbook/backend/pas/pas-backend-file.c b/addressbook/backend/pas/pas-backend-file.c
index 872d7ba378..1942400d09 100644
--- a/addressbook/backend/pas/pas-backend-file.c
+++ b/addressbook/backend/pas/pas-backend-file.c
@@ -893,7 +893,8 @@ pas_backend_file_process_get_changes (PASBackend *backend,
 	ctx.mod_ids = NULL;
 	ctx.del_ids = NULL;
 	view.search = NULL;
-
+	view.card_sexp = NULL;
+	
 	e_list_append(bf->priv->book_views, &view);
 
 	iterator = e_list_get_iterator(bf->priv->book_views);