diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 7d36d7f70a..712174b0ae 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -994,7 +994,25 @@ function handle_tag($a, &$body, &$inform, &$str_tags, $profile_uid, $tag) {
 						intval($tagcid),
 						intval($profile_uid)
 				);
-			} elseif(strstr($name,'_') || strstr($name,' ')) { //no id
+			else {
+				$newname = str_replace('_',' ',$name);
+
+				//select someone from this user's contacts by name
+				$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `name` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+						dbesc($newname),
+						intval($profile_uid)
+				);
+
+				if(! $r) {
+					//select someone by attag or nick and the name passed in
+					$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `attag` = '%s' OR `nick` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d ORDER BY `attag` DESC LIMIT 1",
+							dbesc($name),
+							dbesc($name),
+							intval($profile_uid)
+					);
+				}
+			}
+/*			} elseif(strstr($name,'_') || strstr($name,' ')) { //no id
 				//get the real name
 				$newname = str_replace('_',' ',$name);
 				//select someone from this user's contacts by name
@@ -1009,7 +1027,7 @@ function handle_tag($a, &$body, &$inform, &$str_tags, $profile_uid, $tag) {
 						dbesc($name),
 						intval($profile_uid)
 				);
-			}
+			}*/
 			//$r is set, if someone could be selected
 			if(count($r)) {
 				$profile = $r[0]['url'];
diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index 9d99edf050..9a3a402a4b 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -481,7 +481,25 @@ function photos_post(&$a) {
 									intval($profile_uid)
 								);
 							}
-							elseif(strstr($name,'_') || strstr($name,' ')) {
+							else {
+								$newname = str_replace('_',' ',$name);
+
+								//select someone from this user's contacts by name
+								$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `name` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+										dbesc($newname),
+										intval($page_owner_uid)
+								);
+
+								if(! $r) {
+									//select someone by attag or nick and the name passed in
+									$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `attag` = '%s' OR `nick` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d ORDER BY `attag` DESC LIMIT 1",
+											dbesc($name),
+											dbesc($name),
+											intval($page_owner_uid)
+									);
+								}
+							}
+/*							elseif(strstr($name,'_') || strstr($name,' ')) {
 								$newname = str_replace('_',' ',$name);
 								$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `name` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
 									dbesc($newname),
@@ -494,7 +512,7 @@ function photos_post(&$a) {
 									dbesc($name),
 									intval($page_owner_uid)
 								);
-							}
+							}*/
 							if(count($r)) {
 								$newname = $r[0]['name'];
 								$profile = $r[0]['url'];
diff --git a/mod/profiles.php b/mod/profiles.php
index 74844ff42e..013e8e8200 100644
--- a/mod/profiles.php
+++ b/mod/profiles.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function profiles_post(&$a) {
 				}
 				else {
 					$newname = $lookup;
-					if(strstr($lookup,' ')) {
+/*					if(strstr($lookup,' ')) {
 						$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `name` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
 							dbesc($newname),
 							intval(local_user())
@@ -112,6 +112,17 @@ function profiles_post(&$a) {
 							dbesc($lookup),
 							intval(local_user())
 						);
+					}*/
+					
+					$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `name` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+						dbesc($newname),
+						intval(local_user())
+					);
+					if(! $r) {
+						$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `nick` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+							dbesc($lookup),
+							intval(local_user())
+						);
 					}
 					if(count($r)) {
 						$prf = $r[0]['url'];