diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 3661fff182..3362abd721 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ local .htaccess file
 encryption support
 		- PHP *command line* access with register_argc_argv set to true in the 
 php.ini file
+		- curl, gd, and openssl extensions
 
 	- Mysql 5.x
 
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
index fe9c04f854..aa751507ac 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
@@ -419,8 +419,7 @@ function dfrn_confirm_post(&$a,$handsfree = null) {
 		}
 
 		$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `dfrn-id` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
-			dbesc($decrypted_dfrn_id),
-			intval($local_uid)
+			dbesc($decrypted_dfrn_id)
 		);
 		if(count($r)) {
 			$message = t('The ID provided by your system is a duplicate on our system. It should work if you try again.');