diff --git a/mod/display.php b/mod/display.php
index b87e07548..3181d5b45 100644
--- a/mod/display.php
+++ b/mod/display.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function display_fetchauthor($item)
 	$shared = Item::getShareArray($item);
 	if (!empty($shared) && empty($shared['comment'])) {
 		$profiledata = [
-			'uid' => -1,
+			'uid' => 0,
 			'id' => -1,
 			'nickname' => '',
 			'name' => '',
diff --git a/src/Content/Widget/VCard.php b/src/Content/Widget/VCard.php
index 38b75272f..81a1d0cf7 100644
--- a/src/Content/Widget/VCard.php
+++ b/src/Content/Widget/VCard.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class VCard
 				$pending = $pcontact['pending'] ?? false;
 			}
 
-			if (!$contact['self'] && Protocol::supportsFollow($contact['network'])) {
+			if (empty($contact['self']) && Protocol::supportsFollow($contact['network'])) {
 				if (in_array($rel, [Contact::SHARING, Contact::FRIEND])) {
 					$unfollow_link = 'unfollow?url=' . urlencode($contact['url']) . '&auto=1';
 				} elseif (!$pending) {