diff --git a/mod/acl.php b/mod/acl.php
index 98ca90ded8..375c618c86 100755
--- a/mod/acl.php
+++ b/mod/acl.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ function acl_init(&$a){
 	if ($search!=""){
 		$sql_extra = "AND `name` LIKE '%%".dbesc($search)."%%'";
 		$sql_extra2 = "AND (`attag` LIKE '%%".dbesc($search)."%%' OR `name` LIKE '%%".dbesc($search)."%%' OR `nick` LIKE '%%".dbesc($search)."%%')";
+	} else {
+		$sql_extra = $sql_extra2 = "";
 	}
 	
 	// count groups and contacts
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ function acl_init(&$a){
 	
 	if ($type=='' || $type=='c'){
 	
-		$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `micro`, `network`, `url` FROM `contact` 
+		$r = q("SELECT `id`, `name`, `nick`, `micro`, `network`, `url`, `attag` FROM `contact` 
 			WHERE `uid` = %d AND `self` = 0 AND `blocked` = 0 AND `pending` = 0 AND `notify` != ''
 			$sql_extra2
 			ORDER BY `name` ASC ",
diff --git a/mod/ping.php b/mod/ping.php
index 0f6f0a9d68..7380ff7d05 100644
--- a/mod/ping.php
+++ b/mod/ping.php
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ function ping_init(&$a) {
 		$dislikes = array();
 		$friends = array();
 		$posts = array();
-		
+		$home = 0;
+		$network = 0;
 
-		$r = q("SELECT `item`.`id`,`item`.`parent`, `item`.`verb`, `item`.`author-name`, 
+		$r = q("SELECT `item`.`id`,`item`.`parent`, `item`.`verb`, `item`.`wall`, `item`.`author-name`, 
 				`item`.`author-link`, `item`.`author-avatar`, `item`.`created`, `item`.`object`, 
 				`pitem`.`author-name` as `pname`, `pitem`.`author-link` as `plink` 
 				FROM `item` INNER JOIN `item` as `pitem` ON  `pitem`.`id`=`item`.`parent`