diff --git a/include/identity.php b/include/identity.php
index 288f93aaf9..a792c47144 100644
--- a/include/identity.php
+++ b/include/identity.php
@@ -813,7 +813,6 @@ function zrl_init(&$a) {
 
 		$result = Cache::get("gprobe:".$urlparts["host"]);
 		if (!is_null($result)) {
-			$result = unserialize($result);
 			if (in_array($result["network"], array(NETWORK_FEED, NETWORK_PHANTOM))) {
 				logger("DDoS attempt detected for ".$urlparts["host"]." by ".$_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"].". server data: ".print_r($_SERVER, true), LOGGER_DEBUG);
 				return;