diff -u contact-lookup-applet-0.8/src/contact-lookup-applet.c contact-lookup-applet-0.8new/src/contact-lookup-applet.c
--- contact-lookup-applet-0.8/src/contact-lookup-applet.c	2004-08-24 10:48:50.000000000 +0200
+++ contact-lookup-applet-0.8new/src/contact-lookup-applet.c	2004-10-04 20:22:50.249080972 +0200
@@ -259,26 +259,19 @@
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * GConf callback, the source key has changed. Free old book and load the new
- * one.
- */
 static void
-source_changed_cb (GConfClient* client, guint cnxn_id, GConfEntry *entry, gpointer user_data)
+book_open (const char *xml, EvoLookupApplet *applet)
 {
-  EvoLookupApplet *applet = NULL;
-  const char* xml;
   ESource *source;
-  g_return_if_fail (user_data != NULL);
-  applet = (EvoLookupApplet*)user_data;
-  if (entry->value == NULL) {
+  g_return_if_fail (applet != NULL);
+
+  if (xml == NULL) {
     /* Someone has unset this key, unref and disable the UI */
     g_object_unref (applet->book);
     update_widgets (applet, FALSE);
     return;
   }
-  xml = gconf_value_get_string (entry->value);
-  g_return_if_fail (xml != NULL);
+
   source = e_source_new_from_standalone_xml (xml);
   /* If loaded, unload or if we haven't been created yet . .  */
   if (!applet->book || e_book_get_uri (applet->book)) {
@@ -310,6 +303,28 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * GConf callback, the source key has changed. Free old book and load the new
+ * one.
+ */
+static void
+source_changed_cb (GConfClient* client, guint cnxn_id, GConfEntry *entry, gpointer user_data)
+{
+  EvoLookupApplet *applet = NULL;
+  const char* xml;
+  g_return_if_fail (user_data != NULL);
+  applet = (EvoLookupApplet*)user_data;
+
+  if (entry->value == NULL) {
+    /* Someone has unset this key, unref and disable the UI */
+    book_open (NULL, applet);
+    return;
+  }
+  xml = gconf_value_get_string (entry->value);
+  g_return_if_fail (xml != NULL);
+  book_open (xml, applet);
+}
+
+/**
  * Panel callback, the size of the applet has changed.
  */
 static void
@@ -647,12 +662,14 @@
   s = panel_applet_gconf_get_full_key (parent_applet, "source");
   applet->source_notify_id = gconf_client_notify_add (applet->gconf_client, s, source_changed_cb, applet, NULL, NULL);
   g_free (s);
+
   /* Check for unset prefs */
   s = panel_applet_gconf_get_string (parent_applet, "source", NULL);
   if (s == NULL) {
     /* Fire the prefs callback */
     prefs_cb (NULL, applet, NULL);
   } else {
+    book_open (s, applet);
     g_free (s);
   }