diff --git a/lib/diaspora/user/receiving.rb b/lib/diaspora/user/receiving.rb
index b96b6d755..6d20651d8 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/user/receiving.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/user/receiving.rb
@@ -83,11 +83,9 @@ module Diaspora
         request.person.save
         old_request =  Request.first(:id => request.id)
         Rails.logger.info("I got a reqest_id #{request.id} with old request #{old_request.inspect}")
-        if old_request
           request.aspect_id = old_request.aspect_id if old_request
           request.save
           receive_friend_request(request)
-        end
       end
 
       def receive_profile profile, xml