diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 696928145f..503d0945d4 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_sidebar')) {
 			if(is_array($a->profile) AND !$a->profile['hide-friends']) {
 				$r = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `total` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 and `pending` = 0 AND `hidden` = 0 AND `archive` = 0
 						AND `network` IN ('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '')",
-					intval($a->profile['uid']),
+					intval($profile['uid']),
 					dbesc(NETWORK_DFRN),
 					dbesc(NETWORK_DIASPORA),
 					dbesc(NETWORK_OSTATUS),