diff --git a/src/common/contacts.py b/src/common/contacts.py
index 86b03e172..d5a14ed06 100644
--- a/src/common/contacts.py
+++ b/src/common/contacts.py
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class Contacts:
 
 	def is_pm_from_contact(self, account, contact):
 		'''Returns True if the given contact is a private message contact'''
-		if isinstance(contact, Contcat):
+		if isinstance(contact, Contact):
 			return False
 		return True