diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index 60106661cb..e1370dfd82 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ function dfrn_request_init(&$a) {
 	if($a->argc > 1)
 		$which = $a->argv[1];
 
-	require_once('mod/profile.php');
-	profile_init($a,$which);
+	profile_load($a,$which);
 
 	return;
 }}
diff --git a/mod/display.php b/mod/display.php
index 3691616192..990d0b431b 100644
--- a/mod/display.php
+++ b/mod/display.php
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ function display_content(&$a) {
 
 	$o = '<div id="live-display"></div>' . "\r\n";
 
-	require_once('mod/profile.php');
-	profile_init($a);
+	$nick = (($a->argc > 1) ? $a->argv[1] : '');
+	profile_load($a,$nick);
 
 	$item_id = (($a->argc > 2) ? intval($a->argv[2]) : 0);