diff --git a/include/api.php b/include/api.php
index 69dc51bac9..f4e744f045 100644
--- a/include/api.php
+++ b/include/api.php
@@ -726,6 +726,9 @@
 
 		$_REQUEST['api_source'] = true;
 
+		if (!isset($_REQUEST["source"]) OR ($_REQUEST["source"] == ""))
+			$_REQUEST["source"] = "api";
+
 		// call out normal post function
 
 		require_once('mod/item.php');
@@ -1300,6 +1303,9 @@
 			$_REQUEST['type'] = 'wall';
 			$_REQUEST['api_source'] = true;
 
+			if (!isset($_REQUEST["source"]) OR ($_REQUEST["source"] == ""))
+				$_REQUEST["source"] = "api";
+
 			require_once('mod/item.php');
 			item_post($a);
 		}
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index e0e0c842b7..8cbcc3e6e9 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -1938,6 +1938,7 @@ function edited_timestamp_is_newer($existing, $update) {
 function consume_feed($xml,$importer,&$contact, &$hub, $datedir = 0, $pass = 0) {
 
 	require_once('library/simplepie/simplepie.inc');
+	require_once('include/contact_selectors.php');
 
 	if(! strlen($xml)) {
 		logger('consume_feed: empty input');
@@ -2593,6 +2594,9 @@ function consume_feed($xml,$importer,&$contact, &$hub, $datedir = 0, $pass = 0)
 						}
 					}
 
+					if (!isset($datarray["app"]) OR ($datarray["app"] == ""))
+						$datarray["app"] = network_to_name($contact['network']);
+
 					$notify = true;
 					if($contact['network'] === NETWORK_FEED) {
 						$datarray['private'] = 0;