diff --git a/include/Contact.php b/include/Contact.php
index 5b0599449f..ee5ec0cfce 100644
--- a/include/Contact.php
+++ b/include/Contact.php
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ function get_contact($url, $uid = 0, $no_update = false) {
 	require_once('include/Probe.php');
 	$data = Probe::uri($url);
 
-	// Does this address belongs to a valid network?
-	if (!in_array($data["network"], array(NETWORK_DFRN, NETWORK_OSTATUS, NETWORK_DIASPORA))) {
+	// Last try in gcontact for unsupported networks
+	if (!in_array($data["network"], array(NETWORK_DFRN, NETWORK_OSTATUS, NETWORK_DIASPORA, NETWORK_PUMPIO))) {
 		if ($uid != 0) {
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -594,11 +594,6 @@ function get_contact($url, $uid = 0, $no_update = false) {
 		$data = $gcontacts[0];
 	}
 
-	// Unable to convert nick@server.tld into http://server.tld/nick
-	if (!$data['url'] && (!strstr($url, "http") OR strstr($url, "@"))) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	$url = $data["url"];
 
 	if (!$contact_id) {