diff --git a/src/Content/Item.php b/src/Content/Item.php
index 9c5c3e7480..c7438d2593 100644
--- a/src/Content/Item.php
+++ b/src/Content/Item.php
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ class Item
 			'url'     => $item['author-link'],
 			'alias'   => $item['author-alias'],
 		];
-		$profile_link = Contact::magicLinkByContact($author, $item['author-link']);
+		$profile_link = Contact::magicLinkByContact($author, Contact::getProfileLink($author));
 		if (strpos($profile_link, 'contact/redir/') === 0) {
 			$status_link  = $profile_link . '?' . http_build_query(['url' => $item['author-link'] . '/status']);
 			$photos_link  = $profile_link . '?' . http_build_query(['url' => $item['author-link'] . '/photos']);
diff --git a/src/Content/Widget/Hovercard.php b/src/Content/Widget/Hovercard.php
index 91107b0fc3..d229f764e8 100644
--- a/src/Content/Widget/Hovercard.php
+++ b/src/Content/Widget/Hovercard.php
@@ -45,19 +45,21 @@ class Hovercard
 			$actions = [];
 		}
 
+		$contact_url = Contact::getProfileLink($contact);
+
 		// Move the contact data to the profile array so we can deliver it to
 		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('hovercard.tpl');
 		return Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
 			'$profile' => [
 				'name'         => $contact['name'],
 				'nick'         => $contact['nick'],
-				'addr'         => $contact['addr'] ?: $contact['url'],
+				'addr'         => $contact['addr'] ?: $contact_url,
 				'thumb'        => Contact::getThumb($contact),
 				'url'          => Contact::magicLinkByContact($contact),
 				'nurl'         => $contact['nurl'],
 				'location'     => $contact['location'],
 				'about'        => $contact['about'],
-				'network_link' => Strings::formatNetworkName($contact['network'], $contact['url']),
+				'network_link' => Strings::formatNetworkName($contact['network'], $contact_url),
 				'tags'         => $contact['keywords'],
 				'bd'           => $contact['bd'] <= DBA::NULL_DATE ? '' : $contact['bd'],
 				'account_type' => Contact::getAccountType($contact['contact-type']),
diff --git a/src/Content/Widget/VCard.php b/src/Content/Widget/VCard.php
index 9963629f17..13c90f5712 100644
--- a/src/Content/Widget/VCard.php
+++ b/src/Content/Widget/VCard.php
@@ -50,11 +50,7 @@ class VCard
 			Logger::warning('Incomplete contact', ['contact' => $contact ?? []]);
 		}
 
-		if (!Network::isValidHttpUrl($contact['url']) && Network::isValidHttpUrl($contact['alias'])) {
-			$contact_url = $contact['alias'];
-		} else {
-			$contact_url = $contact['url'];
-		}
+		$contact_url = Contact::getProfileLink($contact);
 
 		if ($contact['network'] != '') {
 			$network_link   = Strings::formatNetworkName($contact['network'], $contact_url);
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 4e4a41e7e3..6442784f73 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -3490,6 +3490,21 @@ class Contact
 		return array_column($contacts, 'id');
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the link to the profile
+	 *
+	 * @param array $contact
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function getProfileLink(array $contact): string
+	{
+		if (!empty($contact['alias']) && Network::isValidHttpUrl($contact['alias']) && (($contact['network'] ?? '') != Protocol::DFRN)) {
+			return $contact['alias'];
+		} else {
+			return $contact['url'];
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns a magic link to authenticate remote visitors
 	 *
@@ -3548,7 +3563,7 @@ class Contact
 	 */
 	public static function magicLinkByContact(array $contact, string $url = ''): string
 	{
-		$destination = $url ?: (!Network::isValidHttpUrl($contact['url']) && !empty($contact['alias']) && Network::isValidHttpUrl($contact['alias']) ? $contact['alias'] : $contact['url']);
+		$destination = $url ?: self::getProfileLink($contact);
 
 		if (!DI::userSession()->isAuthenticated()) {
 			return $destination;