diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java
index 13d4122..fcc6510 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactLoader.java
@@ -1345,6 +1345,10 @@
      * contact. If the next load is for a different contact, the cached result will be dropped
      */
     public void cacheResult() {
-        sCachedResult = new Result(mContact);
+        if (mContact == null) {
+            sCachedResult = null;
+        } else {
+            sCachedResult = new Result(mContact);
+        }
     }
 }