diff --git a/Samples/OpenPeerSampleApp/OpenPeerSampleApp/ContactsViewController.m b/Samples/OpenPeerSampleApp/OpenPeerSampleApp/ContactsViewController.m
index bbbf2a9c..5e98b3b9 100644
--- a/Samples/OpenPeerSampleApp/OpenPeerSampleApp/ContactsViewController.m
+++ b/Samples/OpenPeerSampleApp/OpenPeerSampleApp/ContactsViewController.m
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ - (void) onContactsLoaded
     [self stopRefreshController];
     OPLog(HOPLoggerSeverityInformational, HOPLoggerLevelTrace, @"Handling loaded contacts.");
     NSError *error;
+    self.fetchedResultsController = nil;
 	if (![self.fetchedResultsController performFetch:&error])
     {
 		OPLog(HOPLoggerSeverityError, HOPLoggerLevelDebug, @"Fetching contacts has failed with an error: %@, error description: %@", error, [error userInfo]);