diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account.cc
index 80b407cb..48e0f9e9 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/account.cc
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ long WrenchImportContacts(CVars in, CVars &out) {
     } else {
         x["member_id"] = member_id;
         x["member_id"].set_valid(true);
-		x["member_uid"] = member_uid;
+		x["member_uid"] =  in["member_uid"];
 		x["member_uid"].set_valid(true);
         x["raw_contacts"] = in["description"];
         x["raw_contacts"].set_valid(true);