diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index c51413605..791664550 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class User
   end
  
   def visible_person_by_id( id )
-    return self if id == self.id
+    return self if id == person.id
     friends.detect{|x| x.id == ensure_bson( id ) }
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
index f448f9f36..f039e0101 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@ describe PeopleController do
 
     get :index, :q => "Eu"
   end
-
+  
+  it 'should go to the current_user show page' do
+    get :show, :id => @user.person.id
+  end
 end