diff --git a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
index 87f02a6b3..8a71518cf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/photos_controller.rb
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ class PhotosController < ApplicationController
     if params[:person_id]
       @person = current_user.contact_for_person_id(params[:person_id])
       @person = @person.person if @person
+    else
+      @person = current_user.person
     end
-    @person ||= current_user.person
-
+    
     @photos = current_user.visible_posts(:_type => "Photo", :person_id => @person.id)
 
     @aspect = :photos
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb b/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
index 35c2057d8..ad53d41cd 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module Diaspora
       end
 
       def contact_for_person_id(person_id)
-        friends.first(:person_id => person_id)
+        friends(:person_id => person_id).first
       end
 
       def friends_not_in_aspect( aspect ) 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/photos_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/photos_controller_spec.rb
index fc3ce5fd0..02440e8ab 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/photos_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/photos_controller_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe PhotosController do
     end
 
     it 'sets the person to a friend if person_id is set' do
-      get :index, :person_id => user2.person.id  
+      get :index, :person_id => user2.person.id.to_s
       
       assigns[:person].should == user2.person
       assigns[:photos].should == []