diff --git a/tests/src/components/contacts/ContactsListModel.cpp b/tests/src/components/contacts/ContactsListModel.cpp
index 0da7acb77..5122c62e6 100644
--- a/tests/src/components/contacts/ContactsListModel.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/components/contacts/ContactsListModel.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ using namespace std;
 // ===================================================================
 
 ContactsListModel::ContactsListModel (QObject *parent): QAbstractListModel(parent) {
-  shared_ptr<linphone::Core> core(CoreManager::getInstance()->getCore());
+  m_linphone_friends = CoreManager::getInstance()->getCore()->getFriendsLists().front();
 
   // Init contacts with linphone friends list.
-  for (const auto &friend_ : core->getFriendsLists().front()->getFriends()) {
+  for (const auto &friend_ : m_linphone_friends->getFriends()) {
     ContactModel *contact = new ContactModel(friend_);
     m_friend_to_contact[friend_.get()] = contact;
     m_list << contact;
@@ -40,9 +40,15 @@ QVariant ContactsListModel::data (const QModelIndex &index, int role) const {
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+ContactModel *ContactsListModel::mapLinphoneFriendToContact (
+  const shared_ptr<linphone::Friend> &friend_
+) const {
+  return m_friend_to_contact[friend_.get()];
+}
+
 ContactModel *ContactsListModel::mapSipAddressToContact (const QString &sipAddress) const {
   ContactModel *contact = m_friend_to_contact[
-    CoreManager::getInstance()->getCore()->getFriendsLists().front()->findFriendByUri(
+    m_linphone_friends->findFriendByUri(
       sipAddress.toStdString()
     ).get()
   ];
diff --git a/tests/src/components/contacts/ContactsListModel.hpp b/tests/src/components/contacts/ContactsListModel.hpp
index 61f5fe998..87c25e37f 100644
--- a/tests/src/components/contacts/ContactsListModel.hpp
+++ b/tests/src/components/contacts/ContactsListModel.hpp
@@ -22,12 +22,18 @@ public:
   QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames () const;
   QVariant data (const QModelIndex &index, int role) const;
 
+  ContactModel *mapLinphoneFriendToContact (
+    const std::shared_ptr<linphone::Friend> &friend_
+  ) const;
+
 public slots:
   ContactModel *mapSipAddressToContact (const QString &sipAddress) const;
 
 private:
   QList<ContactModel *> m_list;
   QHash<const linphone::Friend *, ContactModel* > m_friend_to_contact;
+
+  std::shared_ptr<linphone::FriendList> m_linphone_friends;
 };
 
 #endif // CONTACTS_LIST_MODEL_H