diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index 082bf80a2..688e8fb8b 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Person
   #validates_uniqueness_of :url
   validates_true_for :url, :logic => lambda { self.url_unique?}
 
-  scope :friends,  where(:_type => "Person")
+  scope :friends,  where(:_type => "Person", :active => true)
   validates_presence_of :email
   
   before_validation :clean_url
diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index c9335e8c5..a4d5c48d4 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ def create(backer_number, password)
   user = User.create( :email => "#{email}@joindiaspora.com", :password => "#{email+backer_info[backer_number][0].to_s}", :profile => Profile.create( :first_name => backer_info[backer_number][1], :last_name => backer_info[backer_number][2] ))
 
   # Make connection with Diaspora Tom
-  Person.create( :email => "tom@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://tom.joindiaspora.com/", :profile => Profile.create(:first_name => "Alexander", :last_name => "Hamiltom"))
+  Person.create( :email => "tom@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://tom.joindiaspora.com/", :active => true, :profile => Profile.create(:first_name => "Alexander", :last_name => "Hamiltom"))
   # Make people
   
   (0..10).each { |n|
     email = backer_info[n][2].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
-    Person.create( :email => "#{email}@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://#{email}.joindiaspora.com/", :profile => Profile.create(:first_name => backer_info[n][1], :last_name => backer_info[n][2])) unless n == backer_number
+    Person.create( :email => "#{email}@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://#{email}.joindiaspora.com/", :active => true, :profile => Profile.create(:first_name => backer_info[n][1], :last_name => backer_info[n][2])) unless n == backer_number
   }
 end
 
diff --git a/db/seeds/dev.rb b/db/seeds/dev.rb
index 89b1a4376..d5a71b3c7 100644
--- a/db/seeds/dev.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/dev.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ names = [ ["George", "Washington"],
 # Make people
 (0..10).each { |n|
   email = names[n][1].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
-  Person.create( :email => "#{email}@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://#{email}.joindiaspora.com/", :profile => Profile.create(:first_name => names[n][0], :last_name => names[n][1]))
+  Person.create( :email => "#{email}@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://#{email}.joindiaspora.com/", :active => true, :profile => Profile.create(:first_name => names[n][0], :last_name => names[n][1]))
 }
 
 
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index 4121cebdc..85170c013 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ names = [ ["George", "Washington"],
 # Make people
 (0..10).each { |n|
   email = names[n][1].gsub(/ /,'').downcase
-  Person.create( :email => "#{email}@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://#{email}.joindiaspora.com/", :profile => Profile.create(:first_name => names[n][0], :last_name => names[n][1]))
+  Person.create( :email => "#{email}@joindiaspora.com", :url => "http://#{email}.joindiaspora.com/", :active => true, :profile => Profile.create(:first_name => names[n][0], :last_name => names[n][1]))
 }
 
 
diff --git a/spec/models/person_spec.rb b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
index 9218313db..9e9b40abe 100644
--- a/spec/models/person_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/person_spec.rb
@@ -24,4 +24,14 @@ describe Person do
     xml = person.to_xml.to_s
     (xml.include? "first_name").should == true
   end
+
+  it 'should only return active friends' do
+    Factory.create(:person, :active => true)
+    Factory.create(:person)
+    Factory.create(:person)
+
+    Person.friends.all.count.should == 1
+  end
+
+
 end