diff --git a/backends/eds/lib/edsf-persona-store.vala b/backends/eds/lib/edsf-persona-store.vala
index 58862f6..93aa4c5 100644
--- a/backends/eds/lib/edsf-persona-store.vala
+++ b/backends/eds/lib/edsf-persona-store.vala
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ public class Edsf.PersonaStore : Folks.PersonaStore
                   this._source_registry_changed_cb);
 
               /* Connect and open the address book */
-              this._addressbook = yield E.BookClient.connect (this.source, null);
+              this._addressbook = yield E.BookClient.connect (this.source, 1, null);
 
               ((!) this._addressbook).notify["readonly"].connect (
                   this._address_book_notify_read_only_cb);
diff --git a/tests/eds/helper-create-many-contacts.vala b/tests/eds/helper-create-many-contacts.vala
index bbeb184..b5d2ab4 100644
--- a/tests/eds/helper-create-many-contacts.vala
+++ b/tests/eds/helper-create-many-contacts.vala
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class Main
       var registry = new E.SourceRegistry.sync ();
       var source = registry.ref_source (uid);
       assert (source.uid == uid);
-      var book_client = E.BookClient.connect_sync (source);
+      var book_client = E.BookClient.connect_sync (source, 1);
       SList<E.Contact> contacts = null;
 
       var envvar = Environment.get_variable ("FOLKS_TESTS_REAL_VCARDS");
diff --git a/tests/eds/helper-delete-contacts.vala b/tests/eds/helper-delete-contacts.vala
index 816767d..6853610 100644
--- a/tests/eds/helper-delete-contacts.vala
+++ b/tests/eds/helper-delete-contacts.vala
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class Main
       var registry = new E.SourceRegistry.sync ();
       var source = registry.ref_source (uid);
       assert (source.uid == uid);
-      var book_client = E.BookClient.connect_sync (source);
+      var book_client = E.BookClient.connect_sync (source, 1);
 
       SList<string> uids;
       book_client.get_contacts_uids_sync (
diff --git a/tests/lib/eds/backend.vala b/tests/lib/eds/backend.vala
index b6194c2..8a1080c 100644
--- a/tests/lib/eds/backend.vala
+++ b/tests/lib/eds/backend.vala
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class EdsTest.Backend
           this._addressbook_name = name;
 
           this._prepare_source (source_is_default);
-          this._addressbook = BookClient.connect_sync (this._source, null);
+          this._addressbook = BookClient.connect_sync (this._source, 1, null);
           Environment.set_variable ("FOLKS_BACKEND_EDS_USE_ADDRESS_BOOKS",
                                     this._addressbook_name, true);
         }
