diff --git a/mod/ostatus_subscribe.php b/mod/ostatus_subscribe.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c950e9700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/ostatus_subscribe.php
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+<?php
+
+require_once('include/Scrape.php');
+require_once('include/follow.php');
+
+function ostatus_subscribe_content(&$a) {
+
+	if(! local_user()) {
+		notice( t('Permission denied.') . EOL);
+		goaway($_SESSION['return_url']);
+		// NOTREACHED
+	}
+
+	$o = "<h2>".t("Subsribing to OStatus contacts")."</h2>";
+
+	$uid = local_user();
+
+	$a = get_app();
+
+	$counter = intval($_REQUEST['counter']);
+
+	if (get_pconfig($uid, "ostatus", "legacy_friends") == "") {
+
+		if ($_REQUEST["url"] == "")
+			return $o.t("No contact provided.");
+
+		$contact = probe_url($_REQUEST["url"]);
+
+		if (!$contact)
+			return $o.t("Couldn't fetch information for contact.");
+
+		$api = $contact["baseurl"]."/api/";
+
+		// Fetching friends
+		$data = z_fetch_url($api."statuses/friends.json?screen_name=".$contact["nick"]);
+
+		if (!$data["success"])
+			return $o.t("Couldn't fetch friends for contact.");
+
+		set_pconfig($uid, "ostatus", "legacy_friends", $data["body"]);
+	}
+
+	$friends = json_decode(get_pconfig($uid, "ostatus", "legacy_friends"));
+
+	$total = sizeof($friends);
+
+	if ($counter >= $total) {
+		$a->page['htmlhead'] = '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL='.$a->get_baseurl().'/settings/connectors">';
+		del_pconfig($uid, "ostatus", "legacy_friends");
+		del_pconfig($uid, "ostatus", "legacy_contact");
+		$o .= t("Done");
+		return $o;
+	}
+
+	$friend = $friends[$counter++];
+
+	$url = $friend->statusnet_profile_url;
+
+	$o .= "<p>".$counter."/".$total.": ".$url;
+
+	$data = probe_url($url);
+	if ($data["network"] == NETWORK_OSTATUS) {
+		$result = new_contact($uid,$url,true);
+		if ($result["success"])
+			$o .= " - ".t("success");
+		else
+			$o .= " - ".t("failed");
+	} else
+		$o .= " - ".t("ignored");
+
+	$o .= "</p>";
+
+	$o .= "<p>".t("Keep this window open until done.")."</p>";
+
+	$a->page['htmlhead'] = '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL='.$a->get_baseurl().'/ostatus_subscribe?counter='.$counter.'">';
+
+	return $o;
+}
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 3d1e88ebc..a985985c7 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 		if(x($_POST, 'general-submit')) {
 			set_pconfig(local_user(), 'system', 'no_intelligent_shortening', intval($_POST['no_intelligent_shortening']));
 			set_pconfig(local_user(), 'system', 'ostatus_autofriend', intval($_POST['snautofollow']));
-			//set_pconfig(local_user(), 'system', 'ostatus_legacy_contact', $_POST['legacy_contact']);
+			set_pconfig(local_user(), 'ostatus', 'legacy_contact', $_POST['legacy_contact']);
 		} elseif(x($_POST, 'imap-submit')) {
 
 			$mail_server       = ((x($_POST,'mail_server')) ? $_POST['mail_server'] : '');
@@ -770,18 +770,18 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		$settings_connectors .= '<span class="field_help">'.t('If you receive a message from an unknown OStatus user, this option decides what to do. If it is checked, a new contact will be created for every unknown user.').'</span>';
 		$settings_connectors .= '</div>';
 
-		$settings_connectors .= '<p><a href="'.$a->get_baseurl().'/repair_ostatus">'.t("Repair OStatus subscriptions").'</a></p>';
+		$legacy_contact = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'ostatus', 'legacy_contact');
 
-		/*
-		// Deactivated by now - it doesn't seem to work reliable
-		$legacy_contact = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'system', 'ostatus_legacy_contact');
+		if ($legacy_contact != "")
+			$a->page['htmlhead'] = '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; URL='.$a->get_baseurl().'/ostatus_subscribe?url='.urlencode($legacy_contact).'">';
 
 		$settings_connectors .= '<div id="legacy-contact-wrapper" class="field input">';
 		$settings_connectors .= '<label id="legacy-contact-label" for="snautofollow-checkbox">'. t('Your legacy GNU Social account'). '</label>';
 		$settings_connectors .= '<input id="legacy-contact-checkbox" name="legacy_contact" value="'.$legacy_contact.'"/>';
 		$settings_connectors .= '<span class="field_help">'.t('If you enter your old GNU Social/Statusnet account name here (in the format user@domain.tld), your contacts will be added automatically. The field will be emptied when done.').'</span>';
 		$settings_connectors .= '</div>';
-		*/
+
+		$settings_connectors .= '<p><a href="'.$a->get_baseurl().'/repair_ostatus">'.t("Repair OStatus subscriptions").'</a></p>';
 
 		$settings_connectors .= '<div class="settings-submit-wrapper" ><input type="submit" name="general-submit" class="settings-submit" value="' . t('Save Settings') . '" /></div>';