diff --git a/public/views/modals/addressbook.html b/public/views/modals/addressbook.html
index 59e2f9ba8..735e73361 100644
--- a/public/views/modals/addressbook.html
+++ b/public/views/modals/addressbook.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-<ion-modal-view ng-controller="addressbookController as addressbookC">
-  <div ng-init="wallets[0] ? selectedWalletsOpt = true : selectedWalletsOpt = false; checkClipboard()">
+<ion-modal-view ng-controller="addressbookController">
+  <div ng-init="wallets[0] ? setSelectedWalletsOpt(true) : etSelectedWalletsOpt(false); checkClipboard()">
     <ion-header-bar align-title="center" class="tab-bar" ng-style="{'background-color':color}">
       <div class="left-small">
         <a ng-show="!editAddressbook && !addAddressbookEntry" ng-click="cancelAddress()" class="p10">
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         </a>
       </div>
     </ion-header-bar>
-    
+
     <ion-content ng-style="{'background-color': '#f6f7f9'}" overflow-scroll="true">
       <div class="modal-content p20b">
         <div class="create-tab small-only-text-center" ng-show="!editAddressbook && !addAddressbookEntry">
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
             <div class="tab-container small-6 medium-3 large-2"
               ng-class="{'selected':selectedWalletsOpt}"
               ng-style="{'border-color':selectedWalletsOpt ? color : 'inherit'}"
-              ng-click="selectedWalletsOpt = true">
+              ng-click="setSelectedWalletsOpt(true)">
               <a href ng-style="{'color':selectedWalletsOpt ? color : 'inherit'}" translate> My wallets</a>
             </div>
             <div class="tab-container small-6 medium-3 large-2"
               ng-class="{'selected':!selectedWalletsOpt}"
               ng-style="{'border-color':!selectedWalletsOpt ? color : 'inherit'}"
-              ng-click="selectedWalletsOpt = false">
+              ng-click="setSelectedWalletsOpt(false)">
               <a href ng-style="{'color':!selectedWalletsOpt ? color : 'inherit'}" translate>My contacts</a>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/modals/addressbook.js b/src/js/controllers/modals/addressbook.js
index fbbd6f2dc..dab2f4e5d 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/modals/addressbook.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/modals/addressbook.js
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('addressbookController', funct
     });
   };
 
+  $scope.setSelectedWalletsOpt = function(val) {
+    $scope.selectedWalletsOpt = val;
+  };
+
   $scope.add = function(addressbook) {
     $scope.error = null;
     $timeout(function() {