diff --git a/gnome/src/contacts/searchbar.c b/gnome/src/contacts/searchbar.c
index a19806425..2cdb299eb 100644
--- a/gnome/src/contacts/searchbar.c
+++ b/gnome/src/contacts/searchbar.c
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ void searchbar_entry_changed(GtkEntry* entry UNUSED, gchar* arg1 UNUSED, gpointe
 static gchar *get_combobox_active_text(GtkWidget *widget)
 {
     GtkTreeIter iter;
-    gtk_combo_box_get_active_iter(GTK_COMBO_BOX(widget), &iter);
+    if (!gtk_combo_box_get_active_iter(GTK_COMBO_BOX(widget), &iter))
+        return NULL;
     GtkTreeModel *model = gtk_combo_box_get_model(GTK_COMBO_BOX(widget));
     gchar *string = NULL;
     /* this will return a strdup'd string of the text for the active
@@ -128,7 +129,6 @@ void update_searchbar_addressbook_list()
     // store the current active text
     gchar *activeText = get_combobox_active_text(cbox);
 
-
     if (activeText == NULL)
         activeText = g_strdup("");
 
diff --git a/plugins/addressbook/evolution/eds.c b/plugins/addressbook/evolution/eds.c
index b1171fb43..a36efcbcd 100644
--- a/plugins/addressbook/evolution/eds.c
+++ b/plugins/addressbook/evolution/eds.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <glib.h>
-#include <glib/gstring.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <pango/pango.h>
 #include "eds.h"