diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 533ae48ed..11ffa1b4d 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
     "angular-uuid4": "0.3.1",
     "jquery-timepicker": "883bb2cd94",
     "ui-select": "angular-ui/ui-select#0.14.9",
-    "vcard": "Heymdall/vcard#1eb59e9b4406a3253bbb9295a1da776d22cdfe3a",
-    "ngclipboard": "^1.1.1"
+    "ngclipboard": "^1.1.1",
+    "vcard": "0.2.7"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "angular-mocks": "1.5.8",
diff --git a/js/components/parsers/groupModel_directive.js b/js/components/parsers/groupModel_directive.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 21d14979a..000000000
--- a/js/components/parsers/groupModel_directive.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-angular.module('contactsApp')
-.directive('groupModel', function() {
-	return{
-		restrict: 'A',
-		require: 'ngModel',
-		link: function(scope, element, attr, ngModel) {
-			ngModel.$formatters.push(function(value) {
-				if (value.trim().length === 0) {
-					return [];
-				}
-				return value.split(',');
-			});
-			ngModel.$parsers.push(function(value) {
-				return value.join(',');
-			});
-		}
-	};
-});
diff --git a/js/models/contact_model.js b/js/models/contact_model.js
index 4103cb3b9..0084b4048 100644
--- a/js/models/contact_model.js
+++ b/js/models/contact_model.js
@@ -139,11 +139,13 @@ angular.module('contactsApp')
 				} else {
 					// getter
 					var property = this.getProperty('categories');
-					if(property && property.value.length > 0) {
-						return property.value.split(',');
-					} else {
+					if(!property) {
 						return [];
 					}
+					if (angular.isArray(property.value)) {
+						return property.value;
+					}
+					return [property.value];
 				}
 			},
 
@@ -293,6 +295,10 @@ angular.module('contactsApp')
 		var property = this.getProperty('categories');
 		if(!property) {
 			this.categories('');
+		} else {
+			if (angular.isString(property.value)) {
+				this.categories([property.value]);
+			}
 		}
 	};
 });
diff --git a/templates/detailItems/groups.html b/templates/detailItems/groups.html
index 160cc0eb5..ff776ce02 100644
--- a/templates/detailItems/groups.html
+++ b/templates/detailItems/groups.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <label ng-if="ctrl.availableOptions.length === 0" for="details-{{ctrl.name}}">{{ctrl.meta.readableName}}</label>
-<ui-select id="details-{{ctrl.name}}" multiple tagging tagging-label="{{ctrl.t.newGroup}}" ng-model="ctrl.data.value" group-model
+<ui-select id="details-{{ctrl.name}}" multiple tagging tagging-label="{{ctrl.t.newGroup}}" ng-model="ctrl.data.value"
 		   on-remove="ctrl.model.updateContact()" on-select="ctrl.model.updateContact()"
 		   theme="select2" focus-expression="$parent.$parent.ctrl.focus === ctrl.name">
 	<ui-select-match placeholder="{{ctrl.meta.readableName}}">{{$item}}</ui-select-match>