diff --git a/src/Model/Profile.php b/src/Model/Profile.php
index 765fed791a..4bb886814d 100644
--- a/src/Model/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Model/Profile.php
@@ -369,7 +369,9 @@ class Profile
 
 		if (!$local_user_is_self && $show_connect) {
 			if (!$visitor_is_authenticated) {
-				$follow_link = 'dfrn_request/' . $profile['nickname'];
+				if (!empty($profile['nickname'])) {
+					$follow_link = 'dfrn_request/' . $profile['nickname'];
+				}
 			} elseif ($profile_is_native) {
 				if ($visitor_is_following) {
 					$unfollow_link = $visitor_base_path . '/unfollow?url=' . urlencode($profile_url);
diff --git a/src/Module/Objects.php b/src/Module/Objects.php
index e03baaad7e..783e849bfe 100644
--- a/src/Module/Objects.php
+++ b/src/Module/Objects.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Objects extends BaseModule
 			// If no original post could be found, it could possibly be a forum post, there we remove the "origin" field.
 			// @TODO: Replace with parameter from router
 			$item = Item::selectFirst(['id', 'author-link'], ['guid' => $a->argv[1], 'private' => false]);
-			if (!DBA::isResult($item) || !strstr($item['author-link'], DI::baseUrl())) {
+			if (!DBA::isResult($item) || !strstr($item['author-link'], DI::baseUrl()->get())) {
 				throw new \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\NotFoundException();
 			}
 		}