diff --git a/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js b/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js
index 130d6b6431..994e1f87fd 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js
+++ b/apps/contacts/js/contacts.js
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Contacts={
 			$('.addresscard,.propertylist li,.propertycontainer').hover(
 				function () {
 					$(this).find('.globe,.mail,.delete,.edit').animate({ opacity: 1.0 }, 200, function() {});
-				}, 
+				},
 				function () {
 					$(this).find('.globe,.mail,.delete,.edit').animate({ opacity: 0.1 }, 200, function() {});
 				}
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Contacts={
 				obj.tipsy('hide');
 				Contacts.UI.Card.deleteProperty(obj, 'single');
 			}
-			
+
 			var goToUrl = function(obj) {
 				var url = Contacts.UI.propertyContainerFor(obj).find('#url').val();
 				if(url != '') {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ Contacts={
 					newWindow.focus();
 				}
 			}
-			
+
 			$('#identityprops a.delete').click( function() { deleteItem($(this)) });
 			$('#identityprops a.delete').keydown( function() { deleteItem($(this)) });
 			$('#categories_value a.edit').click( function() { $(this).tipsy('hide');OCCategories.edit(); } );
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Contacts={
 												});
 			$('#edit_name').click(function(){Contacts.UI.Card.editName()});
 			$('#edit_name').keydown(function(){Contacts.UI.Card.editName()});
-			
+
 			$('#phototools li a').click(function() {
 				$(this).tipsy('hide');
 			});
@@ -185,13 +185,13 @@ Contacts={
 				OC.dialogs.filepicker(t('contacts', 'Select photo'), Contacts.UI.Card.cloudPhotoSelected, false, 'image', true);
 			});
 			/* Initialize the photo edit dialog */
-			$('#edit_photo_dialog').dialog({ 
+			$('#edit_photo_dialog').dialog({
 				autoOpen: false, modal: true, height: 'auto', width: 'auto'
 			});
 			$('#edit_photo_dialog' ).dialog( 'option', 'buttons', [
 				{
 					text: "Ok",
-					click: function() { 
+					click: function() {
 						Contacts.UI.Card.savePhoto(this);
 						$(this).dialog('close');
 					}
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Contacts={
 					click: function() { $(this).dialog('close'); }
 				}
 			] );
-			
+
 			// Name has changed. Update it and reorder.
 			$('#fn').change(function(){
 				var name = $('#fn').val().strip_tags();
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ Contacts={
 			});
 
 			$('#contacts_deletecard').click( function() { Contacts.UI.Card.doDelete();return false;} );
-			$('#contacts_deletecard').keydown( function(event) { 
+			$('#contacts_deletecard').keydown( function(event) {
 				if(event.which == 13 || event.which == 32) {
 					Contacts.UI.Card.doDelete();
 				}
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ Contacts={
 			});
 
 			$('#contacts_downloadcard').click( function() { Contacts.UI.Card.doExport();return false;} );
-			$('#contacts_downloadcard').keydown( function(event) { 
+			$('#contacts_downloadcard').keydown( function(event) {
 				if(event.which == 13 || event.which == 32) {
 					Contacts.UI.Card.doExport();
 				}
@@ -240,12 +240,12 @@ Contacts={
 			$('#contacts_details_photo_wrapper').bind('dragover',function(event){
 				$(event.target).addClass('droppable');
 				event.stopPropagation();
-				event.preventDefault();  
+				event.preventDefault();
 			});
 			$('#contacts_details_photo_wrapper').bind('dragleave',function(event){
 				$(event.target).removeClass('droppable');
 				//event.stopPropagation();
-				//event.preventDefault();  
+				//event.preventDefault();
 			});
 			$('#contacts_details_photo_wrapper').bind('drop',function(event){
 				event.stopPropagation();
@@ -331,10 +331,10 @@ Contacts={
 					if($('.contacts li').length > 0) {
 						$.getJSON(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'contactdetails.php'),{'id':newid},function(jsondata){
 							if(jsondata.status == 'success'){
-								if(bookid == 'unknown') { 
-									bookid = jsondata.data.addressbookid; 
+								if(bookid == 'unknown') {
+									bookid = jsondata.data.addressbookid;
 									var contact = Contacts.UI.Contacts.insertContact({
-										contactlist:$('#contacts ul[data-id="'+bookid+'"]'), 
+										contactlist:$('#contacts ul[data-id="'+bookid+'"]'),
 										data:jsondata.data
 									});
 								}
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Contacts={
 						});
 					}
 				}
-				
+
 				// Make sure proper DOM is loaded.
 				if(!$('#card').length && newid) {
 					console.log('Loading card DOM');
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ Contacts={
 						}
 					});
 				}
-			
+
 				if(!$('#card').length) {
 					console.log('Loading card DOM');
 					$.getJSON(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'loadcard.php'),{'requesttoken': requesttoken},function(jsondata){
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ Contacts={
 								$('#rightcontent').data('id',newid);
 								this.id = this.fn = this.fullname = this.shortname = this.famname = this.givname = this.addname = this.honpre = this.honsuf = '';
 								this.data = undefined;
-								
+
 								if($('.contacts li').length > 0) { // Load first in list.
 									Contacts.UI.Card.update({cid:newid, aid:bookid});
 								} else {
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ Contacts={
 						$('#contacts_propertymenu_dropdown a[data-type="'+propname+'"]').parent().hide();
 						var property = this.data[propname][0];
 						var value = property['value'], checksum = property['checksum'];
-						
+
 						if(propname == 'BDAY') {
 							var val = $.datepicker.parseDate('yy-mm-dd', value.substring(0, 10));
 							value = $.datepicker.formatDate('dd-mm-yy', val);
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ Contacts={
 				$.each(names, function(key, value) {
 					$('#fn_select')
 						.append($('<option></option>')
-						.text(value)); 
+						.text(value));
 				});
 				$('#fn_select').combobox('value', this.fn);
 				$('#contact_identity').find('*[data-element="N"]').data('checksum', this.data.N[0]['checksum']);
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ Contacts={
 								title:  t('contacts', 'Edit name'),
 								height: 'auto', width: 'auto',
 								buttons: {
-									'Ok':function() { 
+									'Ok':function() {
 										Contacts.UI.Card.saveName(this);
 										$(this).dialog('close');
 									},
@@ -909,9 +909,9 @@ Contacts={
 				$.each(names, function(key, value) {
 					$('#fn_select')
 						.append($('<option></option>')
-						.text(value)); 
+						.text(value));
 				});
-				
+
 				if(this.id == '') {
 					var aid = $(dlg).find('#aid').val();
 					Contacts.UI.Card.add(n.join(';'), $('#short').text(), aid);
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ Contacts={
 					container = $('#addressdisplay dl').last();
 					container.removeClass('template').addClass('propertycontainer');
 				} else {
-					params['checksum'] = Contacts.UI.checksumFor(obj); 
+					params['checksum'] = Contacts.UI.checksumFor(obj);
 				}
 				/* Initialize the address edit dialog */
 				if($('#edit_address_dialog').dialog('isOpen') == true){
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ Contacts={
 				$('#phototools li a').tipsy('hide');
 				var wrapper = $('#contacts_details_photo_wrapper');
 				wrapper.addClass('loading').addClass('wait');
-				
+
 				var img = new Image();
 				$(img).load(function () {
 					$('img.contacts_details_photo').remove()
@@ -1200,9 +1200,9 @@ Contacts={
 					$(this).insertAfter($('#phototools')).fadeIn();
 				}).error(function () {
 					// notify the user that the image could not be loaded
-					$(t('contacts','something went wrong.')).insertAfter($('#phototools'));
+					Contacts.UI.notify({message:t('contacts','Error loading profile picture.')});
 				}).attr('src', OC.linkTo('contacts', 'photo.php')+'?id='+self.id+refreshstr);
-		
+
 				$.getJSON(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'loadphoto.php'),{'id':this.id, 'refresh': refresh},function(jsondata){
 					if(jsondata.status == 'success'){
 						$('#contacts_details_photo_wrapper').data('checksum', jsondata.data.checksum);
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ Contacts={
 				var displayname = $("#displayname_"+bookid).val().trim();
 				var active = $("#edit_active_"+bookid+":checked").length;
 				var description = $("#description_"+bookid).val();
-				
+
 				if(displayname.length == 0) {
 					OC.dialogs.alert(t('contacts', 'Displayname cannot be empty.'), t('contacts', 'Error'));
 					return false;
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ Contacts={
 			},
 			/**
 			 * @params params An object with the propeties 'contactlist':a jquery object of the ul to insert into,
-			 * 'contacts':a jquery object of all items in the list and either 'data': an object with the properties 
+			 * 'contacts':a jquery object of all items in the list and either 'data': an object with the properties
 			 * id, addressbookid and displayname or 'contact': a listitem to be inserted directly.
 			 * If 'contacts' is defined the new contact will be inserted alphabetically into the list, otherwise
 			 * it will be appended.
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ Contacts={
 				$.getJSON(OC.filePath('contacts', 'ajax', 'contacts.php'),opts,function(jsondata){
 					if(jsondata.status == 'success'){
 						var books = jsondata.data.entries;
-						$.each(books, function(b, book) { 
+						$.each(books, function(b, book) {
 							if($('#contacts h3[data-id="'+b+'"]').length == 0) {
 								firstrun = true;
 								if($('#contacts h3').length == 0) {
@@ -1582,7 +1582,7 @@ Contacts={
 										if(!added) {
 											$('#contacts').append(item);
 										}
-										
+
 									}
 								}
 								$('#contacts h3[data-id="'+b+'"]').on('click', function(event) {
@@ -1662,13 +1662,13 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 	$('#notification').click(function(){
 		$('#notification').fadeOut();
 	});
-	
+
 	$('#chooseaddressbook').click(Contacts.UI.Addressbooks.overview);
 	$('#chooseaddressbook').keydown(Contacts.UI.Addressbooks.overview);
 
 	$('#contacts_newcontact').click(Contacts.UI.Card.editNew);
 	$('#contacts_newcontact').keydown(Contacts.UI.Card.editNew);
-	
+
 	// Load a contact.
 	$('.contacts').keydown(function(event) {
 		if(event.which == 13 || event.which == 32) {
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 					}
 				}
 			};
-		
+
 			fileUpload.onprogress = function(e){
 				if (e.lengthComputable){
 					var _progress = Math.round((e.loaded * 100) / e.total);
@@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 	$(function() {
 		var uploadingFiles = {}, numfiles = 0, uploadedfiles = 0, retries = 0;
 		var aid;
-		
+
 		$('#import_upload_start').fileupload({
 			dropZone: $('#contacts'), // restrict dropZone to contacts list.
 			acceptFileTypes:  /^text\/(directory|vcard|x-vcard)$/i,
@@ -1932,7 +1932,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 													$(this).dialog('close');
 												}
 											},
-											'Cancel':function() { 
+											'Cancel':function() {
 												$(this).dialog('close');
 												numfiles = uploadedfiles = retries = aid = 0;
 												uploadingFiles = {};
@@ -1959,11 +1959,11 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 				}
 				if(data.dataType != 'iframe ') {
 					$('#upload input.stop').hide();
-				}	
+				}
 			}
 		})
 	});
-	
+
 	Contacts.UI.loadHandlers();
 	Contacts.UI.Contacts.update({cid:id});
 });