diff --git a/core/trunk/core/class/users_controler.php b/core/trunk/core/class/users_controler.php
index 09f25650e10127ed559e8dcb09d8fbb1cb34c801..63af8cda433b2a9bca347661f520209e3ca1aca0 100644
--- a/core/trunk/core/class/users_controler.php
+++ b/core/trunk/core/class/users_controler.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class users_controler extends ObjectControler implements ObjectControlerIF
     public function getFirstName($userId)
     {
         $db = new Database();
-        $db->connect();
+        
         $query = "select firstname from " . USERS_TABLE ." WHERE user_id=?";
 
         $result = $db->query($query, array($userId));