diff --git a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
index 31d94e77e2..d1870254b7 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/DFRN.php
@@ -1974,11 +1974,9 @@ class DFRN
 		 */
 		if (!DBM::is_result($r)) {
 			// database record did not get created. Quietly give up.
-			killme();
+			return false;
 		}
 
-		$fid = $r[0]["id"];
-
 		$hash = random_string();
 
 		$r = q(