diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 9779bb9a8f..be4b8ca0e0 100755
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require_once('include/nav.php');
 require_once('include/cache.php');
 
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
-define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1285' );
+define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2.3.1286' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1132      );
 
diff --git a/include/auth.php b/include/auth.php
index fc52684e64..4e246e3541 100755
--- a/include/auth.php
+++ b/include/auth.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if((isset($_SESSION)) && (x($_SESSION,'authenticated')) && ((! (x($_POST,'auth-p
 	if(((x($_POST,'auth-params')) && ($_POST['auth-params'] === 'logout')) || ($a->module === 'logout')) {
 	
 		// process logout request
-
+		call_hooks("logging_out");
 		nuke_session();
 		info( t('Logged out.') . EOL);
 		goaway(z_root());
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ else {
 
 			$noid = get_config('system','no_openid');
 
-			$openid_url = trim(  (strlen($_POST['openid_url'])?$_POST['openid_url']:$_POST['username']) );
+			$openid_url = trim((strlen($_POST['openid_url'])?$_POST['openid_url']:$_POST['username']) );
 
 			// validate_url alters the calling parameter
 
@@ -99,30 +99,9 @@ else {
 			$openid->identity = $openid_url;
 			$_SESSION['openid'] = $openid_url;
 			$a = get_app();
-			$openid->returnUrl = $a->get_baseurl() . '/openid'; 
-
-			$r = q("SELECT `uid` FROM `user` WHERE `openid` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
-				dbesc($openid_url)
-			);
-			if(count($r)) { 
-				// existing account
-				goaway($openid->authUrl());
-				// NOTREACHED	
-			}
-			else {
-				if($a->config['register_policy'] == REGISTER_CLOSED) {
-					$a = get_app();
-					notice( t('Login failed.') . EOL);
-					goaway(z_root());
-					// NOTREACHED
-				}
-				// new account
-				$_SESSION['register'] = 1;
-				$openid->required = array('namePerson/friendly', 'contact/email', 'namePerson');
-				$openid->optional = array('namePerson/first','media/image/aspect11','media/image/default');
-				goaway($openid->authUrl());
-				// NOTREACHED	
-			}
+			$openid->returnUrl = $a->get_baseurl(true) . '/openid'; 
+			goaway($openid->authUrl());
+			// NOTREACHED
 		}
 	}
 	if((x($_POST,'auth-params')) && $_POST['auth-params'] === 'login') {
diff --git a/mod/openid.php b/mod/openid.php
index 0be48060e6..e2cea7d851 100755
--- a/mod/openid.php
+++ b/mod/openid.php
@@ -13,72 +13,81 @@ function openid_content(&$a) {
 	logger('mod_openid ' . print_r($_REQUEST,true), LOGGER_DATA);
 
 	if((x($_GET,'openid_mode')) && (x($_SESSION,'openid'))) {
+
 		$openid = new LightOpenID;
 
 		if($openid->validate()) {
 
-			if(x($_SESSION,'register')) {
-				unset($_SESSION['register']);
-				$args = '';
-				$attr = $openid->getAttributes();
-				if(is_array($attr) && count($attr)) {
-					foreach($attr as $k => $v) {
-						if($k === 'namePerson/friendly')
-							$nick = notags(trim($v));
-						if($k === 'namePerson/first')
-							$first = notags(trim($v));
-						if($k === 'namePerson')
-							$args .= '&username=' . notags(trim($v));
-						if($k === 'contact/email')
-							$args .= '&email=' . notags(trim($v));
-						if($k === 'media/image/aspect11')
-							$photosq = bin2hex(trim($v));
-						if($k === 'media/image/default')
-							$photo = bin2hex(trim($v));
-					}
-				}
-				if($nick)
-					$args .= '&nickname=' . $nick;
-				elseif($first)
-					$args .= '&nickname=' . $first;
-
-				if($photosq)
-					$args .= '&photo=' . $photosq;
-				elseif($photo)
-					$args .= '&photo=' . $photo;
-
-				$args .= '&openid_url=' . notags(trim($_SESSION['openid']));
-				if($a->config['register_policy'] != REGISTER_CLOSED)
-					goaway($a->get_baseurl() . '/register' . $args);
-				else
-					goaway(z_root());
-
-				// NOTREACHED
-			} 
-
 			$authid = normalise_openid($_REQUEST['openid_identity']);
-			if(! strlen($authid))
-				goaway(z_root());
 
+			if(! strlen($authid)) {
+				logger( t('OpenID protocol error. No ID returned.') . EOL);
+				goaway(z_root());
+			}
 
 			$r = q("SELECT `user`.*, `user`.`pubkey` as `upubkey`, `user`.`prvkey` as `uprvkey` 
-				FROM `user` WHERE `openid` = '%s' AND `blocked` = 0 AND `account_expired` = 0 AND `verified` = 1 LIMIT 1",
+				FROM `user` WHERE `openid` = '%s' AND `blocked` = 0 
+				AND `account_expired` = 0 AND `verified` = 1 LIMIT 1",
 				dbesc($authid)
 			);
 
-			if(! count($r)) {
-				notice( t('Login failed.') . EOL );
+			if($r && count($r)) {
+
+				// successful OpenID login
+
+				unset($_SESSION['openid']);
+
+				require_once('include/security.php');
+				authenticate_success($r[0],true,true);
+
+				// just in case there was no return url set 
+				// and we fell through
+
 				goaway(z_root());
-  			}
-			unset($_SESSION['openid']);
+			}
 
-			require_once('include/security.php');
-			authenticate_success($r[0],true,true);
+			// Successful OpenID login - but we can't match it to an existing account.
+			// New registration?
 
-			// just in case there was no return url set 
-			// and we fell through
+			if($a->config['register_policy'] == REGISTER_CLOSED) {
+				notice( t('Account not found and OpenID registration is not permitted on this site.') . EOL);
+				goaway(z_root());
+			}
 
-			goaway(z_root());
+			unset($_SESSION['register']);
+			$args = '';
+			$attr = $openid->getAttributes();
+			if(is_array($attr) && count($attr)) {
+				foreach($attr as $k => $v) {
+					if($k === 'namePerson/friendly')
+						$nick = notags(trim($v));
+					if($k === 'namePerson/first')
+						$first = notags(trim($v));
+					if($k === 'namePerson')
+						$args .= '&username=' . notags(trim($v));
+					if($k === 'contact/email')
+						$args .= '&email=' . notags(trim($v));
+					if($k === 'media/image/aspect11')
+						$photosq = bin2hex(trim($v));
+					if($k === 'media/image/default')
+						$photo = bin2hex(trim($v));
+				}
+			}
+			if($nick)
+				$args .= '&nickname=' . $nick;
+			elseif($first)
+				$args .= '&nickname=' . $first;
+
+			if($photosq)
+				$args .= '&photo=' . $photosq;
+			elseif($photo)
+				$args .= '&photo=' . $photo;
+
+			$args .= '&openid_url=' . notags(trim($authid));
+
+			goaway($a->get_baseurl() . '/register' . $args);
+
+			// NOTREACHED
 		}
 	}
 	notice( t('Login failed.') . EOL);