diff --git a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py
index 9ae8e81d..66738bf2 100644
--- a/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py
+++ b/frontends/src/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class ProfileContactList(object):
     def fill(self):
         handler.fill(self.profile)
 
-    def getCache(self, entity, name=None, bare_default=False):
+    def getCache(self, entity, name=None, bare_default=True):
         """Return a cache value for a contact
 
         @param entity(jid.JID): entity of the contact from who we want data (resource is used if given)
@@ -212,9 +212,10 @@ class ProfileContactList(object):
                 - if no resource is given (bare jid), the main resource is used, according to priority
                 - if resource is given, it is used
         @param name(unicode): name the data to get, or None to get everything
-        @param bare_default(bool): if True and entity is a full jid, the value of bare jid
+        @param bare_default(bool, None): if True and entity is a full jid, the value of bare jid
             will be returned if not value is found for the requested resource.
             If False, None is returned if no value is found for the requested resource.
+            If None, bare_default will be set to False if entity is in a room, True else
         @return: full cache if no name is given, or value of "name", or None
         """
         # FIXME: resource handling need to be reworked
@@ -247,6 +248,8 @@ class ProfileContactList(object):
             try:
                 return cache[C.CONTACT_RESOURCES][entity.resource][name]
             except KeyError:
+                if bare_default is None:
+                    bare_default = not self.isRoom(entity.bare)
                 if not bare_default:
                     return None