--- Pidgin/src/PidginContactItemSource.cs	2009-10-12 14:30:04.000000000 -0600
+++ Pidgin/src/PidginContactItemSource.cs	2010-09-01 16:41:10.000000000 -0600
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 					}
 					//if the alias is still null, let's try to get the server alias
 					if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (alias))
-					    alias = Pidgin.GetBuddyServerAlias (protos[proto]) ?? null;
+					    alias = (string) Pidgin.GetBuddyServerAlias (protos[proto]) ?? null;
 					break;
 				//let's pick up the custom icon as the metacontact's icon
 				case "setting":
@@ -278,4 +278,4 @@
 			return buddy;
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}