diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index 079275997..6a328dff8 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ class Person
   def self.by_webfinger( identifier, opts = {})
     #need to check if this is a valid email structure, maybe should do in JS
     local_person = Person.first(:diaspora_handle => identifier.gsub('acct:', ''))
-
+    
      if local_person
+       Rails.logger.info("Do not need to webfinger, found a local person #{local_person.real_name}")
        local_person
      elsif  !identifier.include?("localhost") && !opts[:local]
        begin