diff --git a/apps/contacts/ajax/saveproperty.php b/apps/contacts/ajax/saveproperty.php
index 1af05682b63eb349782dc9453c473cd2b36f32e1..6509ac21f280d959de9a4815de1e98ffbe0c3767 100644
--- a/apps/contacts/ajax/saveproperty.php
+++ b/apps/contacts/ajax/saveproperty.php
@@ -96,12 +96,9 @@ switch($element) {
 			//$value = getOtherValue();
 		}
 		break;
-	//case 'CATEGORIES':
-		/* multi autocomplete triggers an save with empty value
-		if (!$value) {
-			$value = $vcard->getAsString('CATEGORIES');
-		}
-		break;*/
+	case 'NOTE':
+		$value = str_replace('\n', '\\n', $value);
+		break;
 	case 'EMAIL':
 		$value = strtolower($value);
 		break;