diff --git a/include/identity.php b/include/identity.php
index b9984f10a0..2230d98a42 100644
--- a/include/identity.php
+++ b/include/identity.php
@@ -286,13 +286,15 @@ if(! function_exists('profile_sidebar')) {
 			);
 		}
 
-		if((x($profile['page-flags']) == 1)
-				|| (x($profile['page-flags']) == 2)
-				|| (x($profile['page-flags']) == 5))
-			$account_type = page_type_translate($profile['page-flags']);
-
-		if(! $account_type)
-			$account_type = (x($profile['forum']) || x($profile['prv']) || (x($profile['community'])) ? t('Forum') : "");
+		// check if profile is a forum
+		if((x($profile['page-flags']) == 2)
+				|| (x($profile['page-flags']) == 5)
+				|| (x($profile['forum']))
+				|| (x($profile['prv']))
+				|| (x($profile['community'])))
+			$account_type = t('Forum');
+		else
+			$account_type = "";
 
 		if((x($profile,'address') == 1)
 				|| (x($profile,'locality') == 1)
diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index 7ca850bc90..6b97d7d4fb 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -37,14 +37,10 @@ function photos_init(&$a) {
 
 		$profile = get_profiledata_by_nick($nick, $a->profile_uid);
 
-		if((x($profile['page-flags']) == 1) 
-				|| (x($profile['page-flags']) == 2)
-				|| (x($profile['page-flags']) == 5)) {
-			$account_type = page_type_translate($profile['page-flags']);
-		}
-		else {
+		if((x($profile['page-flags']) == 2) || (x($profile['page-flags']) == 5))
+			$account_type = t('Forum');
+		else
 			$account_type = "";
-		}
 
 		$tpl = get_markup_template("vcard-widget.tpl");
 
diff --git a/mod/videos.php b/mod/videos.php
index de9feac06a..707606769a 100644
--- a/mod/videos.php
+++ b/mod/videos.php
@@ -33,14 +33,10 @@ function videos_init(&$a) {
 
 		$profile = get_profiledata_by_nick($nick, $a->profile_uid);
 
-		if((x($profile['page-flags']) == 1) 
-				|| (x($profile['page-flags']) == 2)
-				|| (x($profile['page-flags']) == 5)) {
-			$account_type = page_type_translate($profile['page-flags']);
-		}
-		else {
+		if((x($profile['page-flags']) == 2) || (x($profile['page-flags']) == 5))
+			$account_type = t('Forum');
+		else
 			$account_type = "";
-		}
 
 		$tpl = get_markup_template("vcard-widget.tpl");