diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index 0162ecf193..4953a0c996 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -732,6 +732,8 @@ function dfrn_request_content(&$a) {
 				intval($intro[0]['contact-id'])
 			);
 
+			$auto_confirm = false;
+
 			if(dbm::is_result($r)) {
 				if(($r[0]['page-flags'] != PAGE_NORMAL) && ($r[0]['page-flags'] != PAGE_PRVGROUP))
 					$auto_confirm = true;
diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index 0222e33401..c53a7eb90f 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -728,7 +728,9 @@ function network_content(&$a, $update = 0) {
 					intval($parents),
 					intval($max_comments + 1)
 				);
-				$items = array_merge($items, $thread_items);
+	
+				if (dbm::is_result($thread_items))
+					$items = array_merge($items, $thread_items);
 			}
 			$items = conv_sort($items,$ordering);
 		} else {