diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendListModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendListModel.cpp
index 9ea271f86..45c054698 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendListModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendListModel.cpp
@@ -304,10 +304,10 @@ uint32_t   RsFriendListModel::EntryIndex::parentRow(uint32_t nb_groups) const
     switch(type)
     {
     default:
-    	case ENTRY_TYPE_UNKNOWN  : return 0;
-    	case ENTRY_TYPE_GROUP    : return group_index;
-		case ENTRY_TYPE_PROFILE  : return (group_index==UNDEFINED_GROUP_INDEX_VALUE)?(profile_index+nb_groups):profile_index;
-    	case ENTRY_TYPE_NODE     : return node_index;
+        case ENTRY_TYPE_UNKNOWN  : return -1;
+        case ENTRY_TYPE_GROUP    : return -1;
+        case ENTRY_TYPE_PROFILE  : return (group_index==UNDEFINED_GROUP_INDEX_VALUE)?(-1):group_index;
+        case ENTRY_TYPE_NODE     : return (group_index==UNDEFINED_GROUP_INDEX_VALUE)?(profile_index+nb_groups):profile_index;
     }
 }