diff --git a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
index b334b4af3..f9d053eb4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/people_controller.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController
           @contacts_of_contact = []
         end
 
-        if (@person != current_user.person) && (!@contact || @contact.pending)
+        if (@person != current_user.person) && (!@contact || !@contact.persisted? || @contact.pending)
           @commenting_disabled = true
         else
           @commenting_disabled = false
diff --git a/app/views/people/show.mobile.haml b/app/views/people/show.mobile.haml
index 7bd5d378b..837774fa8 100644
--- a/app/views/people/show.mobile.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/show.mobile.haml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   - if user_signed_in? && !(@contact.persisted? || current_user.person == @person)
     .right
       = link_to "start sharing",
-        {:controller => "contact",
+        {:controller => "contacts",
         :action => "new",
         :id => @person.id},
         :class => 'share_with button',
diff --git a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
index ce849185e..e923c8a1b 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/people_controller_spec.rb
@@ -200,6 +200,11 @@ describe PeopleController do
         get :show, :id => @person.id
         assigns(:posts).models.should =~ posts_user_can_see
       end
+
+      it 'sets @commenting_disabled to true' do
+        get :show, :id => @person.id
+        assigns(:commenting_disabled).should == false
+      end
     end
 
     context "when the person is not a contact of the current user" do
@@ -227,6 +232,11 @@ describe PeopleController do
         get :show, :id => @person.id
         assigns[:posts].models.should =~ [public_post]
       end
+
+      it 'sets @commenting_disabled to true' do
+        get :show, :id => @person.id
+        assigns(:commenting_disabled).should == true
+      end
     end
   end