diff --git a/radicale/__init__.py b/radicale/__init__.py
index e4c407e..894daff 100644
--- a/radicale/__init__.py
+++ b/radicale/__init__.py
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ class Application(object):
 
         collection = collections[0]
         item_name = xmlutils.name_from_path(environ["PATH_INFO"], collection)
+
         if item_name:
             # Get collection item
             item = collection.get_item(item_name)
diff --git a/radicale/ical.py b/radicale/ical.py
index 4c67c5d..fbf2d4b 100644
--- a/radicale/ical.py
+++ b/radicale/ical.py
@@ -392,7 +392,10 @@ class Collection(object):
                 try:
                     props["tag"] = open(self.path).readlines()[0][6:].rstrip()
                 except IOError:
-                    props["tag"] = "VCALENDAR"
+                    if self.path.endswith(".vcf"):
+                        props["tag"] = "VADDRESSBOOK"
+                    else:
+                        props["tag"] = "VCALENDAR"
             return props["tag"]
 
     @property