diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdentityListModel.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdentityListModel.cpp
index f5d99545c..679514325 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdentityListModel.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/Identity/IdentityListModel.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ int RsIdentityListModel::columnCount(const QModelIndex &/*parent*/) const
 bool RsIdentityListModel::hasChildren(const QModelIndex &parent) const
 {
     if(!parent.isValid())
-        return false;
+        return true;
 
     EntryIndex parent_index ;
     convertInternalIdToIndex(parent.internalId(),parent_index);