diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index 7ba5e2790..750799a14 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
   def show
     @person = Person.find_from_guid_or_username(params)
 
-    raise(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) if remote_profile_with_no_user_session?
+    authenticate_user! if remote_profile_with_no_user_session?
     return redirect_to :back, :notice => t("people.show.closed_account") if @person.closed_account?
 
     @post_type = :all
diff --git a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
index ecbe70e4f..5e85421a3 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
@@ -287,11 +287,12 @@ describe PeopleController do
         end
       end
 
-      it 'throws 404 if the person is remote' do
+      it 'forces to sign in if the person is remote' do
         p = FactoryGirl.create(:person)
 
         get :show, :id => p.to_param
-        response.status.should == 404
+        response.should be_redirect
+        response.should redirect_to new_user_session_path
       end
     end