diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 13cb51b4e..f8c99941f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   protect_from_forgery :except => :receive
 
   before_filter :ensure_http_referer_is_set
-  before_filter :set_contacts_notifications_unread_count_and_status, :except => [:create, :update]
+  before_filter :set_header_data, :except => [:create, :update]
   before_filter :count_requests
   before_filter :set_invites
   before_filter :set_locale
@@ -22,14 +22,13 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     request.env['HTTP_REFERER'] ||= '/aspects'
   end
 
-  def set_contacts_notifications_unread_count_and_status
+  def set_header_data
     if user_signed_in?
       @aspect = nil
       @object_aspect_ids = []
       @all_aspects = current_user.aspects.includes(:aspect_memberships)
       @notification_count = Notification.for(current_user, :unread =>true).count
       @unread_message_count = ConversationVisibility.sum(:unread, :conditions => "person_id = #{current_user.person.id}")
-      @user_id = current_user.id
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index d90e571ad..3a8512124 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   end
 
   def person_image_tag(person, size=:thumb_small)
-    "<img alt=\"#{h(person.name)}\" class=\"avatar\" #{("data-owner_id="+@user_id.to_s) if @user_id} data-person_id=\"#{person.id}\" src=\"#{person.profile.image_url(size)}\" title=\"#{h(person.name)}\">".html_safe
+    "<img alt=\"#{h(person.name)}\" class=\"avatar\" data-person_id=\"#{person.id}\" src=\"#{person.profile.image_url(size)}\" title=\"#{h(person.name)}\">".html_safe
   end
 
   def person_link(person, opts={})
diff --git a/public/javascripts/aspect-filters.js b/public/javascripts/aspect-filters.js
index 0b4f5dbd0..1994ee563 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/aspect-filters.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/aspect-filters.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 
   function performAspectUpdate(home){
       // update the open aspects in the user
-      updateURL = "/users/" + $('div.avatar').children('img').attr("data-owner_id");
+      updateURL = "/users/" + $('#user_menu').find('div.avatar').children('img').attr("data-owner_id");
       updateURL += '?';
       if(home == 'home'){
         updateURL += 'user[a_ids][]=home';