diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 89154eded9..f3b8a1deff 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ function _contact_update_profile($contact_id) {
 		return;
 
 	$updatefields = array("name", "nick", "url", "addr", "batch", "notify", "poll", "request", "confirm",
-				"poco", "network", "alias", "pubkey");
+				"poco", "network", "alias");
 	$update = array();
 
 	if ($data["network"] == NETWORK_OSTATUS) {
diff --git a/mod/follow.php b/mod/follow.php
index 7b1957c93b..8affa11b56 100644
--- a/mod/follow.php
+++ b/mod/follow.php
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ function follow_content(&$a) {
 			'$nickname' => "",
 			'$name' => $ret["name"],
 			'$url' => $ret["url"],
+			'$zrl' => zrl($ret["url"]),
 			'$url_label' => t("Profile URL"),
 			'$myaddr' => $myaddr,
 			'$request' => $request,
diff --git a/view/templates/auto_request.tpl b/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
index 09e6163325..f938d63719 100644
--- a/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/auto_request.tpl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 <img src="{{$photo}}" alt="" id="dfrn-request-photo">
 {{/if}}
 
-{{if $url}}<dl><dt>{{$url_label}}</dt><dd><a target="blank" href="{{$url}}">{{$url}}</a></dd></dl>{{/if}}
+{{if $url}}<dl><dt>{{$url_label}}</dt><dd><a target="blank" href="{{$zrl}}">{{$url}}</a></dd></dl>{{/if}}
 {{if $location}}<dl><dt>{{$location_label}}</dt><dd>{{$location}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
 {{if $keywords}}<dl><dt>{{$keywords_label}}</dt><dd>{{$keywords}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
 {{if $about}}<dl><dt>{{$about_label}}</dt><dd>{{$about}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
diff --git a/view/templates/dfrn_request.tpl b/view/templates/dfrn_request.tpl
index d376b3a5d5..178586a7b7 100644
--- a/view/templates/dfrn_request.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/dfrn_request.tpl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 <img src="{{$photo}}" alt="" id="dfrn-request-photo">
 {{/if}}
 
-{{if $url}}<dl><dt>{{$url_label}}</dt><dd><a target="blank" href="{{$url}}">{{$url}}</a></dd></dl>{{/if}}
+{{if $url}}<dl><dt>{{$url_label}}</dt><dd><a target="blank" href="{{$zrl}}">{{$url}}</a></dd></dl>{{/if}}
 {{if $location}}<dl><dt>{{$location_label}}</dt><dd>{{$location}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
 {{if $keywords}}<dl><dt>{{$keywords_label}}</dt><dd>{{$keywords}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
 {{if $about}}<dl><dt>{{$about_label}}</dt><dd>{{$about}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
diff --git a/view/templates/intros.tpl b/view/templates/intros.tpl
index 8e5a24a6b8..b9f7f15418 100644
--- a/view/templates/intros.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/intros.tpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 <p class="intro-desc">{{$str_notifytype}} {{$notify_type}}</p>
 <img id="photo-{{$contact_id}}" class="intro-photo" src="{{$photo}}" width="175" height=175" title="{{$fullname|escape:'html'}}" alt="{{$fullname|escape:'html'}}" />
-<dl><dt>{{$url_label}}</dt><dd><a target="blank" href="{{$url}}">{{$url}}</a></dd></dl>
+<dl><dt>{{$url_label}}</dt><dd><a target="blank" href="{{$zrl}}">{{$url}}</a></dd></dl>
 {{if $location}}<dl><dt>{{$location_label}}</dt><dd>{{$location}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
 {{if $gender}}<dl><dt>{{$gender_label}}</dt><dd>{{$gender}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}
 {{if $keywords}}<dl><dt>{{$keywords_label}}</dt><dd>{{$keywords}}</dd></dl>{{/if}}