diff --git a/mod/connedit.php b/mod/connedit.php
index 917e2c73b..fbc2c8c33 100644
--- a/mod/connedit.php
+++ b/mod/connedit.php
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ function connedit_content(&$a) {
 			$slider_tpl = get_markup_template('contact_slider.tpl');
 			$slide = replace_macros($slider_tpl,array(
 				'$me' => t('Me'),
+                '$min' => 1,
 				'$val' => (($contact['abook_closeness']) ? $contact['abook_closeness'] : 99),
 				'$intimate' => t('Best Friends'),
 				'$friends' => t('Friends'),
diff --git a/version.inc b/version.inc
index 6578428cf..ad51b921f 100644
--- a/version.inc
+++ b/version.inc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2014-11-28.873
+2014-12-02.877
diff --git a/view/tpl/contact_slider.tpl b/view/tpl/contact_slider.tpl
index 33cd3fb71..93d0cc625 100755
--- a/view/tpl/contact_slider.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/contact_slider.tpl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <div id="contact-slider" class="slider" style="height: 32px; position: relative; left: 5%; width: 90%;"><input id="contact-range" type="text" name="fake-closeness" value="{{$val}}" /></div>
 <script>
-	$("#contact-range").slider({ from: 0, to: 99, step: 1, scale: ['{{$me}}', '|', '{{$intimate}}', '|', '{{$friends}}', '|', '{{$oldfriends}}', '|', '{{$acquaintances}}', '|', '{{$world}}' ], onstatechange: function(v) { $("#contact-closeness-mirror").val(v); }  });
+	$("#contact-range").slider({ from: {{$min|default:'0'}}, to: 99, step: 1, scale: ['{{$me}}', '|', '{{$intimate}}', '|', '{{$friends}}', '|', '{{$oldfriends}}', '|', '{{$acquaintances}}', '|', '{{$world}}' ], onstatechange: function(v) { $("#contact-closeness-mirror").val(v); }  });
 </script>