diff --git a/mod/display.php b/mod/display.php
index 2e931e0687..6723a77e9d 100644
--- a/mod/display.php
+++ b/mod/display.php
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Profile;
+use Friendica\Module\Objects;
 use Friendica\Protocol\ActivityPub;
 use Friendica\Protocol\DFRN;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
-use Friendica\Module\Objects;
 
 function display_init(App $a)
 {
@@ -283,22 +283,25 @@ function display_content(App $a, $update = false, $update_uid = 0)
 	$is_remote_contact = false;
 	$item_uid = local_user();
 
-	$parent = Item::selectFirst(['uid'], ['uri' => $item_parent_uri, 'wall' => true]);
-	if (DBA::isResult($parent)) {
-		$a->profile['uid'] = defaults($a->profile, 'uid', $parent['uid']);
-		$a->profile['profile_uid'] = defaults($a->profile, 'profile_uid', $parent['uid']);
-		$is_remote_contact = Contact::isFollower(remote_user(), $a->profile['profile_uid']);
-	}
+	if (isset($item_parent_uri)) {
+		$parent = Item::selectFirst(['uid'], ['uri' => $item_parent_uri, 'wall' => true]);
+		if (DBA::isResult($parent)) {
+			$a->profile['uid'] = defaults($a->profile, 'uid', $parent['uid']);
+			$a->profile['profile_uid'] = defaults($a->profile, 'profile_uid', $parent['uid']);
+			$is_remote_contact = Contact::isFollower(remote_user(), $a->profile['profile_uid']);
 
-	if ($is_remote_contact) {
-		$cdata = Contact::getPublicAndUserContacID(remote_user(), $a->profile['profile_uid']);
-		if (!empty($cdata['user'])) {
-			$groups = Group::getIdsByContactId($cdata['user']);
-			$remote_cid = $cdata['user'];
-			$item_uid = $parent['uid'];
+			if ($is_remote_contact) {
+				$cdata = Contact::getPublicAndUserContacID(remote_user(), $a->profile['profile_uid']);
+				if (!empty($cdata['user'])) {
+					$groups = Group::getIdsByContactId($cdata['user']);
+					$remote_cid = $cdata['user'];
+					$item_uid = $parent['uid'];
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
+
 	$page_contact = DBA::selectFirst('contact', [], ['self' => true, 'uid' => $a->profile['uid']]);
 	if (DBA::isResult($page_contact)) {
 		$a->page_contact = $page_contact;