diff --git a/application/Contact.cpp b/application/Contact.cpp
index 0ad3d9b..15fa943 100644
--- a/application/Contact.cpp
+++ b/application/Contact.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Contact::_EnsureCachePath()
 {
 	if (fCachePath.InitCheck() == B_OK)
 		return;
-	fCachePath.SetTo(ContactCachePath(fLooper->Protocol()->GetName(),
+	fCachePath.SetTo(BuddyCachePath(fLooper->Protocol()->GetName(),
 										  fID.String()));
 }
 
diff --git a/application/Utils.cpp b/application/Utils.cpp
index f22c3ab..4d33ad1 100644
--- a/application/Utils.cpp
+++ b/application/Utils.cpp
@@ -208,11 +208,11 @@ UserCachePath(const char* accountName, const char* userIdentifier)
 
 
 const char*
-ContactCachePath(const char* accountName, const char* userIdentifier)
+BuddyCachePath(const char* accountName, const char* userIdentifier)
 {
 	BPath path(AccountCachePath(accountName));
 	if (path.InitCheck() != B_OK)	return NULL;
-	path.Append("People");
+	path.Append("Buddies");
 	if (create_directory(path.Path(), 0755) != B_OK)	return NULL;
 	path.Append(userIdentifier);
 	return path.Path();
diff --git a/application/Utils.h b/application/Utils.h
index f5f6087..e1c334d 100644
--- a/application/Utils.h
+++ b/application/Utils.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const char* AccountCachePath(const char* accountName);
 const char* RoomsCachePath(const char* accountName);
 const char* RoomCachePath(const char* accountName, const char* roomIdentifier);
 const char* UserCachePath(const char* accountName, const char* userIdentifier);
-const char* ContactCachePath(const char* accountName, const char* userIdentifier);
+const char* BuddyCachePath(const char* accountName, const char* userIdentifier);
 
 rgb_color	TintColor(rgb_color color, int severity);
 rgb_color	ForegroundColor(rgb_color background);