diff --git a/appnet/appnet.php b/appnet/appnet.php
index 0c53a49f4..042b2f8c1 100644
--- a/appnet/appnet.php
+++ b/appnet/appnet.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Description: Bidirectional (posting and reading) connector for app.net.
  * Version: 0.2
  * Author: Michael Vogel <https://pirati.ca/profile/heluecht>
+ * Status: Unsupported
  */
 
 /*
@@ -1118,36 +1119,11 @@ function appnet_expand_annotations($a, $annotations) {
 
 function appnet_fetchcontact($a, $uid, $contact, $me, $create_user) {
 
-	if (function_exists("update_gcontact"))
-		update_gcontact(array("url" => $contact["canonical_url"], "generation" => 2,
-				"network" => NETWORK_APPNET, "photo" => $contact["avatar_image"]["url"],
-				"name" => $contact["name"], "nick" => $contact["username"],
-				"about" => $contact["description"]["text"], "hide" => true,
-				"addr" => $contact["username"]."@app.net"));
-	else {
-		// Old Code
-		$r = q("SELECT id FROM unique_contacts WHERE url='%s' LIMIT 1",
-				dbesc(normalise_link($contact["canonical_url"])));
-
-		if (count($r) == 0)
-			q("INSERT INTO unique_contacts (url, name, nick, avatar) VALUES ('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s')",
-				dbesc(normalise_link($contact["canonical_url"])),
-				dbesc($contact["name"]),
-				dbesc($contact["username"]),
-				dbesc($contact["avatar_image"]["url"]));
-		else
-			q("UPDATE unique_contacts SET name = '%s', nick = '%s', avatar = '%s' WHERE url = '%s'",
-				dbesc($contact["name"]),
-				dbesc($contact["username"]),
-				dbesc($contact["avatar_image"]["url"]),
-				dbesc(normalise_link($contact["canonical_url"])));
-
-		if (DB_UPDATE_VERSION >= "1177")
-			q("UPDATE `unique_contacts` SET `location` = '%s', `about` = '%s' WHERE url = '%s'",
-				dbesc(""),
-				dbesc($contact["description"]["text"]),
-				dbesc(normalise_link($contact["canonical_url"])));
-	}
+	update_gcontact(array("url" => $contact["canonical_url"], "generation" => 2,
+			"network" => NETWORK_APPNET, "photo" => $contact["avatar_image"]["url"],
+			"name" => $contact["name"], "nick" => $contact["username"],
+			"about" => $contact["description"]["text"], "hide" => true,
+			"addr" => $contact["username"]."@app.net"));
 
 	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `alias` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
 		intval($uid), dbesc("adn::".$contact["id"]));
@@ -1174,8 +1150,8 @@ function appnet_fetchcontact($a, $uid, $contact, $me, $create_user) {
 		// create contact record
 		q("INSERT INTO `contact` (`uid`, `created`, `url`, `nurl`, `addr`, `alias`, `notify`, `poll`,
 					`name`, `nick`, `photo`, `network`, `rel`, `priority`,
-					`writable`, `blocked`, `readonly`, `pending` )
-					VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, %d, 0, 0, 0 ) ",
+					`about`, `writable`, `blocked`, `readonly`, `pending` )
+					VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, '%s', %d, 0, 0, 0 ) ",
 			intval($uid),
 			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
 			dbesc($contact["canonical_url"]),
@@ -1190,6 +1166,7 @@ function appnet_fetchcontact($a, $uid, $contact, $me, $create_user) {
 			dbesc(NETWORK_APPNET),
 			intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND),
 			intval(1),
+			dbesc($contact["description"]["text"]),
 			intval(1)
 		);
 
@@ -1231,15 +1208,6 @@ function appnet_fetchcontact($a, $uid, $contact, $me, $create_user) {
 			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
 			intval($contact_id)
 		);
-
-		if (DB_UPDATE_VERSION >= "1177")
-			q("UPDATE `contact` SET `location` = '%s',
-						`about` = '%s'
-					WHERE `id` = %d",
-				dbesc(""),
-				dbesc($contact["description"]["text"]),
-				intval($contact_id)
-			);
 	} else {
 		// update profile photos once every two weeks as we have no notification of when they change.
 
@@ -1266,7 +1234,8 @@ function appnet_fetchcontact($a, $uid, $contact, $me, $create_user) {
 						`nurl` = '%s',
 						`addr` = '%s',
 						`name` = '%s',
-						`nick` = '%s'
+						`nick` = '%s',
+						`about` = '%s'
 					WHERE `id` = %d",
 				dbesc($photos[0]),
 				dbesc($photos[1]),
@@ -1279,16 +1248,9 @@ function appnet_fetchcontact($a, $uid, $contact, $me, $create_user) {
 				dbesc($contact["username"]."@app.net"),
 				dbesc($contact["name"]),
 				dbesc($contact["username"]),
+				dbesc($contact["description"]["text"]),
 				intval($r[0]['id'])
 			);
-			if (DB_UPDATE_VERSION >= "1177")
-				q("UPDATE `contact` SET `location` = '%s',
-							`about` = '%s'
-						WHERE `id` = %d",
-					dbesc(""),
-					dbesc($contact["description"]["text"]),
-					intval($r[0]['id'])
-				);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/buffer/buffer.php b/buffer/buffer.php
index 162600d64..89000c1ff 100644
--- a/buffer/buffer.php
+++ b/buffer/buffer.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
  * Name: Buffer Post Connector
- * Description: Post to Buffer (Linkedin, App.net, Google+, Facebook, Twitter)
+ * Description: Post to Buffer (Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter)
  * Version: 0.2
  * Author: Michael Vogel <http://pirati.ca/profile/heluecht>
  */
@@ -328,15 +328,14 @@ function buffer_send(&$a,&$b) {
 				if (isset($post["preview"]))
 					$post["preview"] = proxy_url($post["preview"]);
 
-				//if ($profile->service == "twitter") {
-				if ($includedlinks) {
-					if (isset($post["url"]))
-						$post["url"] = short_link($post["url"]);
-					if (isset($post["image"]))
-						$post["image"] = short_link($post["image"]);
-					if (isset($post["preview"]))
-						$post["preview"] = short_link($post["preview"]);
-				}
+				//if ($includedlinks) {
+				//	if (isset($post["url"]))
+				//		$post["url"] = short_link($post["url"]);
+				//	if (isset($post["image"]))
+				//		$post["image"] = short_link($post["image"]);
+				//	if (isset($post["preview"]))
+				//		$post["preview"] = short_link($post["preview"]);
+				//}
 
 				// Seems like a bug to me
 				// Buffer doesn't add links to Twitter and App.net (but pictures)
diff --git a/pumpio/pumpio.php b/pumpio/pumpio.php
index 65f555525..fb7ce8c1e 100644
--- a/pumpio/pumpio.php
+++ b/pumpio/pumpio.php
@@ -976,8 +976,8 @@ function pumpio_get_contact($uid, $contact, $no_insert = false) {
 		// create contact record
 		q("INSERT INTO `contact` (`uid`, `created`, `url`, `nurl`, `addr`, `alias`, `notify`, `poll`,
 					`name`, `nick`, `photo`, `network`, `rel`, `priority`,
-					`writable`, `blocked`, `readonly`, `pending` )
-				VALUES (%d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, %d, 0, 0, 0)",
+					`location`, `about`, `writable`, `blocked`, `readonly`, `pending` )
+				VALUES (%d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, '%s', '%s', %d, 0, 0, 0)",
 			intval($uid),
 			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
 			dbesc($contact->url),
@@ -992,6 +992,8 @@ function pumpio_get_contact($uid, $contact, $no_insert = false) {
 			dbesc(NETWORK_PUMPIO),
 			intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND),
 			intval(1),
+			dbesc($contact->location->displayName),
+			dbesc($contact->summary),
 			intval(1)
 		);
 
@@ -1014,15 +1016,6 @@ function pumpio_get_contact($uid, $contact, $no_insert = false) {
 			require_once('include/group.php');
 			group_add_member($uid,'',$contact_id,$g[0]['def_gid']);
 		}
-
-                if (DB_UPDATE_VERSION >= "1177")
-			q("UPDATE `contact` SET `location` = '%s',
-						`about` = '%s'
-					WHERE `id` = %d",
-				dbesc($contact->location->displayName),
-				dbesc($contact->summary),
-				intval($contact_id)
-			);
 	} else {
 		$contact_id = $r[0]["id"];
 
diff --git a/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php b/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php
index 346376fa0..af843c1d7 100644
--- a/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php
+++ b/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php
@@ -41,21 +41,23 @@ function pumpio_sync_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 		}
 	}
 
-	$lockpath = get_lockpath();
-	if ($lockpath != '') {
-		$pidfile = new pidfile($lockpath, 'pumpio_sync');
-		if($pidfile->is_already_running()) {
-			logger("Already running");
-			if ($pidfile->running_time() > 9*60) {
-				$pidfile->kill();
-				logger("killed stale process");
-				// Calling a new instance
-				proc_run('php','addon/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php');
+	// This is deprecated with the worker
+	if (function_exists("get_lockpath")) {
+		$lockpath = get_lockpath();
+		if ($lockpath != '') {
+			$pidfile = new pidfile($lockpath, 'pumpio_sync');
+			if($pidfile->is_already_running()) {
+				logger("Already running");
+				if ($pidfile->running_time() > 9*60) {
+					$pidfile->kill();
+					logger("killed stale process");
+					// Calling a new instance
+					proc_run('php','addon/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php');
+				}
+				exit;
 			}
-			exit;
 		}
 	}
-
 	pumpio_sync($a);
 }
 
diff --git a/statusnet/statusnet.php b/statusnet/statusnet.php
index bc9bc125f..9c44ef023 100644
--- a/statusnet/statusnet.php
+++ b/statusnet/statusnet.php
@@ -920,36 +920,11 @@ function statusnet_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 	if ($contact->statusnet_profile_url == "")
 		return(-1);
 
-	if (function_exists("update_gcontact"))
-		update_gcontact(array("url" => $contact->statusnet_profile_url,
-				"network" => NETWORK_STATUSNET, "photo" => $contact->profile_image_url,
-				"name" => $contact->name, "nick" => $contact->screen_name,
-				"location" => $contact->location, "about" => $contact->description,
-				"addr" => statusnet_address($contact), "generation" => 3));
-	else {
-		// Old Code
-		 $r = q("SELECT id FROM unique_contacts WHERE url='%s' LIMIT 1",
-				dbesc(normalise_link($contact->statusnet_profile_url)));
-
-		if (count($r) == 0)
-			q("INSERT INTO unique_contacts (url, name, nick, avatar) VALUES ('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s')",
-				dbesc(normalise_link($contact->statusnet_profile_url)),
-				dbesc($contact->name),
-				dbesc($contact->screen_name),
-				dbesc($contact->profile_image_url));
-		else
-			q("UPDATE unique_contacts SET name = '%s', nick = '%s', avatar = '%s' WHERE url = '%s'",
-				dbesc($contact->name),
-				dbesc($contact->screen_name),
-				dbesc($contact->profile_image_url),
-				dbesc(normalise_link($contact->statusnet_profile_url)));
-
-		if (DB_UPDATE_VERSION >= "1177")
-			q("UPDATE `unique_contacts` SET `location` = '%s', `about` = '%s' WHERE url = '%s'",
-				dbesc($contact->location),
-				dbesc($contact->description),
-				dbesc(normalise_link($contact->statusnet_profile_url)));
-	}
+	update_gcontact(array("url" => $contact->statusnet_profile_url,
+			"network" => NETWORK_STATUSNET, "photo" => $contact->profile_image_url,
+			"name" => $contact->name, "nick" => $contact->screen_name,
+			"location" => $contact->location, "about" => $contact->description,
+			"addr" => statusnet_address($contact), "generation" => 3));
 
 	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `alias` = '%s' AND `network` = '%s'LIMIT 1",
 		intval($uid), dbesc(normalise_link($contact->statusnet_profile_url)), dbesc(NETWORK_STATUSNET));
@@ -966,8 +941,8 @@ function statusnet_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 		// create contact record
 		q("INSERT INTO `contact` ( `uid`, `created`, `url`, `nurl`, `addr`, `alias`, `notify`, `poll`,
 					`name`, `nick`, `photo`, `network`, `rel`, `priority`,
-					`writable`, `blocked`, `readonly`, `pending` )
-					VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, %d, 0, 0, 0 ) ",
+					`location`, `about`, `writable`, `blocked`, `readonly`, `pending` )
+					VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, '%s', '%s', %d, 0, 0, 0 ) ",
 			intval($uid),
 			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
 			dbesc($contact->statusnet_profile_url),
@@ -982,6 +957,8 @@ function statusnet_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 			dbesc(NETWORK_STATUSNET),
 			intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND),
 			intval(1),
+			dbesc($contact->location),
+			dbesc($contact->description),
 			intval(1)
 		);
 
@@ -1019,16 +996,6 @@ function statusnet_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
 			intval($contact_id)
 		);
-
-		if (DB_UPDATE_VERSION >= "1177")
-			q("UPDATE `contact` SET `location` = '%s',
-						`about` = '%s'
-					WHERE `id` = %d",
-				dbesc($contact->location),
-				dbesc($contact->description),
-				intval($contact_id)
-			);
-
 	} else {
 		// update profile photos once every two weeks as we have no notification of when they change.
 
@@ -1055,7 +1022,9 @@ function statusnet_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 						`nurl` = '%s',
 						`addr` = '%s',
 						`name` = '%s',
-						`nick` = '%s'
+						`nick` = '%s',
+						`location` = '%s',
+						`about` = '%s'
 					WHERE `id` = %d",
 				dbesc($photos[0]),
 				dbesc($photos[1]),
@@ -1068,17 +1037,10 @@ function statusnet_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 				dbesc(statusnet_address($contact)),
 				dbesc($contact->name),
 				dbesc($contact->screen_name),
+				dbesc($contact->location),
+				dbesc($contact->description),
 				intval($r[0]['id'])
 			);
-
-			if (DB_UPDATE_VERSION >= "1177")
-				q("UPDATE `contact` SET `location` = '%s',
-							`about` = '%s'
-						WHERE `id` = %d",
-					dbesc($contact->location),
-					dbesc($contact->description),
-					intval($r[0]['id'])
-				);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index 0f074ba31..74121d295 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -935,36 +935,11 @@ function twitter_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 
 	$avatar = twitter_fix_avatar($contact->profile_image_url_https);
 
-	if (function_exists("update_gcontact"))
-		update_gcontact(array("url" => "https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name,
-				"network" => NETWORK_TWITTER, "photo" => $avatar,  "hide" => true,
-				"name" => $contact->name, "nick" => $contact->screen_name,
-				"location" => $contact->location, "about" => $contact->description,
-				"addr" => $contact->screen_name."@twitter.com", "generation" => 2));
-	else {
-		// Old Code
-		$r = q("SELECT id FROM unique_contacts WHERE url='%s' LIMIT 1",
-				dbesc(normalise_link("https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name)));
-
-		if (count($r) == 0)
-			q("INSERT INTO unique_contacts (url, name, nick, avatar) VALUES ('%s', '%s', '%s', '%s')",
-				dbesc(normalise_link("https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name)),
-				dbesc($contact->name),
-				dbesc($contact->screen_name),
-				dbesc($avatar));
-		else
-			q("UPDATE unique_contacts SET name = '%s', nick = '%s', avatar = '%s' WHERE url = '%s'",
-				dbesc($contact->name),
-				dbesc($contact->screen_name),
-				dbesc($avatar),
-				dbesc(normalise_link("https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name)));
-
-		if (DB_UPDATE_VERSION >= "1177")
-			q("UPDATE `unique_contacts` SET `location` = '%s', `about` = '%s' WHERE url = '%s'",
-				dbesc($contact->location),
-				dbesc($contact->description),
-				dbesc(normalise_link("https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name)));
-	}
+	update_gcontact(array("url" => "https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name,
+			"network" => NETWORK_TWITTER, "photo" => $avatar,  "hide" => true,
+			"name" => $contact->name, "nick" => $contact->screen_name,
+			"location" => $contact->location, "about" => $contact->description,
+			"addr" => $contact->screen_name."@twitter.com", "generation" => 2));
 
 	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `alias` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
 		intval($uid), dbesc("twitter::".$contact->id_str));
@@ -979,10 +954,10 @@ function twitter_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 
 	if(!count($r)) {
 		// create contact record
-		q("INSERT INTO `contact` ( `uid`, `created`, `url`, `nurl`, `addr`, `alias`, `notify`, `poll`,
+		q("INSERT INTO `contact` (`uid`, `created`, `url`, `nurl`, `addr`, `alias`, `notify`, `poll`,
 					`name`, `nick`, `photo`, `network`, `rel`, `priority`,
-					`writable`, `blocked`, `readonly`, `pending` )
-					VALUES ( %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, %d, 0, 0, 0) ",
+					`location`, `about`, `writable`, `blocked`, `readonly`, `pending`)
+					VALUES (%d, '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, '%s', '%s', %d, 0, 0, 0)",
 			intval($uid),
 			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
 			dbesc("https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name),
@@ -997,6 +972,8 @@ function twitter_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 			dbesc(NETWORK_TWITTER),
 			intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND),
 			intval(1),
+			dbesc($contact->location),
+			dbesc($contact->description),
 			intval(1)
 		);
 
@@ -1021,33 +998,25 @@ function twitter_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 
 		require_once("Photo.php");
 
-		$photos = import_profile_photo($avatar,$uid,$contact_id);
+		$photos = import_profile_photo($avatar, $uid, $contact_id, true);
 
-		q("UPDATE `contact` SET `photo` = '%s',
-					`thumb` = '%s',
-					`micro` = '%s',
-					`name-date` = '%s',
-					`uri-date` = '%s',
-					`avatar-date` = '%s'
-				WHERE `id` = %d",
-			dbesc($photos[0]),
-			dbesc($photos[1]),
-			dbesc($photos[2]),
-			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-			intval($contact_id)
-		);
-
-		if (DB_UPDATE_VERSION >= "1177")
-			q("UPDATE `contact` SET `location` = '%s',
-						`about` = '%s'
+		if ($photos) {
+			q("UPDATE `contact` SET `photo` = '%s',
+						`thumb` = '%s',
+						`micro` = '%s',
+						`name-date` = '%s',
+						`uri-date` = '%s',
+							`avatar-date` = '%s'
 					WHERE `id` = %d",
-				dbesc($contact->location),
-				dbesc($contact->description),
+				dbesc($photos[0]),
+				dbesc($photos[1]),
+				dbesc($photos[2]),
+				dbesc(datetime_convert()),
+				dbesc(datetime_convert()),
+				dbesc(datetime_convert()),
 				intval($contact_id)
 			);
-
+		}
 	} else {
 		// update profile photos once every two weeks as we have no notification of when they change.
 
@@ -1062,42 +1031,39 @@ function twitter_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 
 			require_once("Photo.php");
 
-			$photos = import_profile_photo($avatar, $uid, $r[0]['id']);
+			$photos = import_profile_photo($avatar, $uid, $r[0]['id'], true);
 
-			q("UPDATE `contact` SET `photo` = '%s',
-						`thumb` = '%s',
-						`micro` = '%s',
-						`name-date` = '%s',
-						`uri-date` = '%s',
-						`avatar-date` = '%s',
-						`url` = '%s',
-						`nurl` = '%s',
-						`addr` = '%s',
-						`name` = '%s',
-						`nick` = '%s'
-					WHERE `id` = %d",
-				dbesc($photos[0]),
-				dbesc($photos[1]),
-				dbesc($photos[2]),
-				dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-				dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-				dbesc(datetime_convert()),
-				dbesc("https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name),
-				dbesc(normalise_link("https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name)),
-				dbesc($contact->screen_name."@twitter.com"),
-				dbesc($contact->name),
-				dbesc($contact->screen_name),
-				intval($r[0]['id'])
-			);
-
-			if (DB_UPDATE_VERSION >= "1177")
-				q("UPDATE `contact` SET `location` = '%s',
+			if ($photos) {
+				q("UPDATE `contact` SET `photo` = '%s',
+							`thumb` = '%s',
+							`micro` = '%s',
+							`name-date` = '%s',
+							`uri-date` = '%s',
+							`avatar-date` = '%s',
+							`url` = '%s',
+							`nurl` = '%s',
+							`addr` = '%s',
+							`name` = '%s',
+							`nick` = '%s',
+							`location` = '%s',
 							`about` = '%s'
 						WHERE `id` = %d",
+					dbesc($photos[0]),
+					dbesc($photos[1]),
+					dbesc($photos[2]),
+					dbesc(datetime_convert()),
+					dbesc(datetime_convert()),
+					dbesc(datetime_convert()),
+					dbesc("https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name),
+					dbesc(normalise_link("https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name)),
+					dbesc($contact->screen_name."@twitter.com"),
+					dbesc($contact->name),
+					dbesc($contact->screen_name),
 					dbesc($contact->location),
 					dbesc($contact->description),
 					intval($r[0]['id'])
 				);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/twitter/twitter_sync.php b/twitter/twitter_sync.php
index 434cb2042..6c76af7ce 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter_sync.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter_sync.php
@@ -49,19 +49,21 @@ function twitter_sync_run($argv, $argc){
 	$mode = intval($argv[1]);
 	$uid = intval($argv[2]);
 
-	/// @todo Replace it with "App::is_already_running" in the next release
-	$lockpath = get_lockpath();
-	if ($lockpath != '') {
-		$pidfile = new pidfile($lockpath, 'twitter_sync-'.$mode.'-'.$uid);
-		if ($pidfile->is_already_running()) {
-			logger("Already running");
-			if ($pidfile->running_time() > 9*60) {
-				$pidfile->kill();
-				logger("killed stale process");
-				// Calling a new instance
-				proc_run('php','addon/twitter/twitter_sync.php', $mode, $uid);
+	// This is deprecated with the worker
+	if (function_exists("get_lockpath")) {
+		$lockpath = get_lockpath();
+		if ($lockpath != '') {
+			$pidfile = new pidfile($lockpath, 'twitter_sync-'.$mode.'-'.$uid);
+			if ($pidfile->is_already_running()) {
+				logger("Already running");
+				if ($pidfile->running_time() > 9*60) {
+					$pidfile->kill();
+					logger("killed stale process");
+					// Calling a new instance
+					proc_run('php','addon/twitter/twitter_sync.php', $mode, $uid);
+				}
+				exit;
 			}
-			exit;
 		}
 	}