diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/msn/ServerStoredContactListMsnImpl.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/msn/ServerStoredContactListMsnImpl.java
index d84d88173..8c6841720 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/msn/ServerStoredContactListMsnImpl.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/protocol/msn/ServerStoredContactListMsnImpl.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public class ServerStoredContactListMsnImpl
         this.parentOperationSet = parentOperationSet;
 
         this.msnProvider = provider;
+        rootGroup.setOwnerProvider(provider);
 
         // listens for provider registered events to set the isInitialized state
         // of the contact list