diff --git a/app/helpers/services_helper.rb b/app/helpers/services_helper.rb
index e164a6957..9fbe7bd29 100644
--- a/app/helpers/services_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/services_helper.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 module ServicesHelper
-  @@contact_proxy = Contact.new(:aspects => [])
   def contact_proxy(friend)
-    friend.contact || @@contact_proxy.dup.tap{|c| c.person = friend.person}
+    friend.contact || contact_proxy_template.dup.tap {|c| c.person = friend.person }
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def contact_proxy_template
+    @@contact_proxy ||= Contact.new(:aspects => [])
   end
 end