diff --git a/app/models/contact.rb b/app/models/contact.rb
index 6482e45a8..4a39d2a90 100644
--- a/app/models/contact.rb
+++ b/app/models/contact.rb
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ class Contact < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def contacts
     people = Person.arel_table
-    incoming_aspects = Aspect.joins(:contacts).where(
+    incoming_aspects = Aspect.where(
       :user_id => self.person.owner_id,
-      :contacts_visible => true,
-      :contacts => {:person_id => self.user.person.id}).select('aspects.id')
+      :contacts_visible => true).joins(:contacts).where(
+        :contacts => {:person_id => self.user.person.id}).select('aspects.id')
     incoming_aspect_ids = incoming_aspects.map{|a| a.id}
     similar_contacts = Person.joins(:contacts => :aspect_memberships).where(
       :aspect_memberships => {:aspect_id => incoming_aspect_ids}).where(people[:id].not_eq(self.user.person.id)).select('DISTINCT people.*')
diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index 416679c80..d8251c964 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
   # @note user is passed in here defensively
   scope :all_from_aspects, lambda { |aspect_ids, user|
     joins(:contacts => :aspect_memberships).
-         where(:contacts => {:user_id => user.id}, :aspect_memberships => {:aspect_id => aspect_ids})
+         where(:contacts => {:user_id => user.id}).
+         where(:aspect_memberships => {:aspect_id => aspect_ids})
   }
 
   scope :unique_from_aspects, lambda{ |aspect_ids, user|
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
   #not defensive
   scope :in_aspects, lambda { |aspect_ids|
     joins(:contacts => :aspect_memberships).
-        where(:contacts => { :aspect_memberships => {:aspect_id => aspect_ids}})
+        where(:aspect_memberships => {:aspect_id => aspect_ids})
   }
 
   scope :profile_tagged_with, lambda{|tag_name| joins(:profile => :tags).where(:profile => {:tags => {:name => tag_name}}).where('profiles.searchable IS TRUE') }