diff --git a/include/dfrn.php b/include/dfrn.php
index aa8c0b5ecd..71ffd886b6 100644
--- a/include/dfrn.php
+++ b/include/dfrn.php
@@ -1740,7 +1740,12 @@ class dfrn {
 			intval($importer["importer_uid"]));
 
 		if (!dbm::is_result($r)) {
+			/*
+			 * @TODO maybe one day:
+			logger("Query failed to execute, no result returned in " . __FUNCTION__);
 			killme();
+			*/
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		$old = $r[0];