diff --git a/include/diaspora.php b/include/diaspora.php
index e3a3dcd78c..1ceeef605e 100644
--- a/include/diaspora.php
+++ b/include/diaspora.php
@@ -1819,12 +1819,10 @@ class diaspora {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$g = q("SELECT `def_gid` FROM `user` WHERE `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
-			intval($importer["uid"])
-		);
+		$def_gid = get_default_group($importer['uid'], $ret["network"]);
 
-		if($g && intval($g[0]["def_gid"]))
-			group_add_member($importer["uid"], "", $contact_record["id"], $g[0]["def_gid"]);
+		if(intval($def_gid))
+			group_add_member($importer["uid"], "", $contact_record["id"], $def_gid);
 
 		if($importer["page-flags"] == PAGE_NORMAL) {
 
diff --git a/include/follow.php b/include/follow.php
index d0411a466a..2461bf0356 100644
--- a/include/follow.php
+++ b/include/follow.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 require_once("include/Scrape.php");
 require_once("include/socgraph.php");
+require_once('include/group.php');
 
 function update_contact($id) {
 	/*
@@ -259,10 +260,8 @@ function new_contact($uid,$url,$interactive = false) {
 	$result['cid'] = $contact_id;
 
 	$def_gid = get_default_group($uid, $contact["network"]);
-	if (intval($def_gid)) {
-		require_once('include/group.php');
+	if (intval($def_gid))
 		group_add_member($uid, '', $contact_id, $def_gid);
-	}
 
 	require_once("include/Photo.php");
 
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 4627b10ca2..b32ed2b16f 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require_once('include/Contact.php');
 require_once('mod/share.php');
 require_once('include/enotify.php');
 require_once('include/dfrn.php');
+require_once('include/group.php');
 
 require_once('library/defuse/php-encryption-1.2.1/Crypto.php');
 
@@ -1378,7 +1379,7 @@ function new_follower($importer,$contact,$datarray,$item,$sharing = false) {
 			dbesc(($sharing) ? NETWORK_ZOT : NETWORK_OSTATUS),
 			intval(($sharing) ? CONTACT_IS_SHARING : CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER)
 		);
-		$r = q("SELECT `id` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `url` = '%s' AND `pending` = 1 LIMIT 1",
+		$r = q("SELECT `id`, `network` FROM `contact` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `url` = '%s' AND `pending` = 1 LIMIT 1",
 				intval($importer['uid']),
 				dbesc($url)
 		);
@@ -1415,10 +1416,10 @@ function new_follower($importer,$contact,$datarray,$item,$sharing = false) {
 				);
 			}
 
-			if(intval($r[0]['def_gid'])) {
-				require_once('include/group.php');
-				group_add_member($r[0]['uid'],'',$contact_record['id'],$r[0]['def_gid']);
-			}
+			$def_gid = get_default_group($importer['uid'], $contact_record["network"]);
+
+			if(intval($def_gid))
+				group_add_member($importer['uid'],'',$contact_record['id'],$def_gid);
 
 			if(($r[0]['notify-flags'] & NOTIFY_INTRO) &&
 				in_array($r[0]['page-flags'], array(PAGE_NORMAL))) {
@@ -1648,7 +1649,6 @@ function compare_permissions($obj1,$obj2) {
 // returns an array of contact-ids that are allowed to see this object
 
 function enumerate_permissions($obj) {
-	require_once('include/group.php');
 	$allow_people = expand_acl($obj['allow_cid']);
 	$allow_groups = expand_groups(expand_acl($obj['allow_gid']));
 	$deny_people  = expand_acl($obj['deny_cid']);
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
index 5e0e5c85c5..9c70ba21ab 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 require_once('include/enotify.php');
+require_once('include/group.php');
 
 function dfrn_confirm_post(&$a,$handsfree = null) {
 
@@ -491,10 +492,8 @@ function dfrn_confirm_post(&$a,$handsfree = null) {
 		}
 
 		$def_gid = get_default_group($uid, $contact["network"]);
-		if($contact && intval($def_gid)) {
-			require_once('include/group.php');
+		if($contact && intval($def_gid))
 			group_add_member($uid, '', $contact['id'], $def_gid);
-		}
 
 		// Let's send our user to the contact editor in case they want to
 		// do anything special with this new friend.
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index 837eec2dd2..32e835b715 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 require_once('include/enotify.php');
 require_once('include/Scrape.php');
+require_once('include/group.php');
 
 if(! function_exists('dfrn_request_init')) {
 function dfrn_request_init(&$a) {
@@ -181,10 +182,9 @@ function dfrn_request_post(&$a) {
 				);
 				if(count($r)) {
 					$def_gid = get_default_group(local_user(), $r[0]["network"]);
-					if(intval($def_gid)) {
-						require_once('include/group.php');
+					if(intval($def_gid))
 						group_add_member(local_user(), '', $r[0]['id'], $def_gid);
-					}
+
 					$forwardurl = $a->get_baseurl()."/contacts/".$r[0]['id'];
 				} else
 					$forwardurl = $a->get_baseurl()."/contacts";
@@ -394,10 +394,8 @@ function dfrn_request_post(&$a) {
 				$contact_id = $r[0]['id'];
 
 				$def_gid = get_default_group($uid, $r[0]["network"]);
-				if (intval($def_gid)) {
-					require_once('include/group.php');
+				if (intval($def_gid))
 					group_add_member($uid, '', $contact_id, $def_gid);
-				}
 
 				$photo = avatar_img($addr);