diff --git a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/ChatScene.java b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/ChatScene.java
index 173784f..707803c 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/ChatScene.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/controller/ChatScene.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
 import javafx.scene.input.KeyCode;
 import javafx.scene.input.KeyEvent;
 import javafx.scene.layout.GridPane;
+import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
 import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
 import javafx.scene.shape.Rectangle;
 import javafx.stage.FileChooser;
@@ -119,6 +120,9 @@ public final class ChatScene implements Restorable {
 
 	@FXML
 	private TextArea contactSearch;
+	
+	@FXML
+	private VBox contactOperations;
 
 	private LocalDB			localDB;
 	private Client			client;
diff --git a/client/src/main/resources/fxml/ChatScene.fxml b/client/src/main/resources/fxml/ChatScene.fxml
index 5bf8cd1..99afa30 100644
--- a/client/src/main/resources/fxml/ChatScene.fxml
+++ b/client/src/main/resources/fxml/ChatScene.fxml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 		<RowConstraints maxHeight="120.0" minHeight="-Infinity" prefHeight="83.333251953125" vgrow="NEVER" />
 	</rowConstraints>
 	<children>
-      <VBox prefWidth="316.0" GridPane.rowIndex="1" GridPane.rowSpan="2147483647">
+      <VBox fx:id="contactOperations" prefWidth="316.0" GridPane.rowIndex="1" GridPane.rowSpan="2147483647">
          <GridPane.margin>
             <Insets right="1.0" />
          </GridPane.margin>