diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index 0fce8ebe1..fbdd0c4ca 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
          select("DISTINCT people.*")
   }
 
+  scope :in_aspects, lambda{|aspect_ids| joins(:contacts => {:aspect_memberships => :aspect}).where(Aspect.arel_table[:id].in(aspect_ids))}
+
   scope :profile_tagged_with, lambda{|tag_name| joins(:profile => :tags).where(:profile => {:tags => {:name => tag_name}}).where('profiles.searchable IS TRUE') }
 
   scope :who_have_reshared_a_users_posts, lambda{|user|
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb b/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
index 47cdc7aca..2249faaed 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
@@ -292,8 +292,7 @@ module Diaspora
         allowed_aspects = self.aspects & requested_aspects
         aspect_ids = allowed_aspects.map(&:id)
 
-        people = Person.joins(:contacts => {:aspect_memberships => :aspect}).
-                        where(Aspect.arel_table[:id].in(aspect_ids))
+        people = Person.in_aspects(aspect_ids)
 
         if opts[:type] == 'remote'
           people = people.where(:owner_id => nil)