diff --git a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
index 6a231f95f33..08787c8b1bc 100644
--- a/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/core/class/html.form.class.php
@@ -802,6 +802,7 @@ class Form
     function select_contacts($socid,$selected='',$htmlname='contactid',$showempty=0,$exclude='',$limitto='',$showfunction=0, $moreclass='')
     {
     	print $this->selectcontacts($socid,$selected,$htmlname,$showempty,$exclude,$limitto,$showfunction, $moreclass);
+    	return $this->num;
     }
 
     /**