diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index 763b3693f4..b6440cabbf 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -342,6 +342,24 @@ function network_content(&$a, $update = 0) {
 		$o .= get_events();
 	}
 
+	if(! $update) {
+		// The special div is needed for liveUpdate to kick in for this page.
+		// We only launch liveUpdate if you aren't filtering in some incompatible 
+		// way and also you aren't writing a comment (discovered in javascript).
+
+		$o .= '<div id="live-network"></div>' . "\r\n";
+		$o .= "<script> var profile_uid = " . $_SESSION['uid'] 
+			. "; var netargs = '" . substr($a->cmd,8)
+			. '?f='
+			. ((x($_GET,'cid')) ? '&cid=' . $_GET['cid'] : '')
+			. ((x($_GET,'search')) ? '&search=' . $_GET['search'] : '') 
+			. ((x($_GET,'star')) ? '&star=' . $_GET['star'] : '') 
+			. ((x($_GET,'order')) ? '&order=' . $_GET['order'] : '') 
+			. ((x($_GET,'bmark')) ? '&bmark=' . $_GET['bmark'] : '') 
+			. ((x($_GET,'liked')) ? '&liked=' . $_GET['liked'] : '') 
+			. "'; var profile_page = " . $a->pager['page'] . "; </script>\r\n";
+	}
+
 	$sql_extra2 = (($nouveau) ? '' : " AND `item`.`parent` = `item`.`id` ");
 
 	if(x($_GET,'search')) {
diff --git a/mod/profile.php b/mod/profile.php
index f68006af54..f35ef3653f 100644
--- a/mod/profile.php
+++ b/mod/profile.php
@@ -148,14 +148,6 @@ function profile_content(&$a, $update = 0) {
         	$o .= status_editor($a,$x);
 		}
 
-		// This is ugly, but we can't pass the profile_uid through the session to the ajax updater,
-		// because browser prefetching might change it on us. We have to deliver it with the page.
-
-		if($tab === 'posts') {
-			$o .= '<div id="live-profile"></div>' . "\r\n";
-			$o .= "<script> var profile_uid = " . $a->profile['profile_uid'] 
-				. "; var netargs = '/?f='; var profile_page = " . $a->pager['page'] . "; </script>\r\n";
-		}
 	}
 
 	if($is_owner) {
@@ -229,6 +221,16 @@ function profile_content(&$a, $update = 0) {
 		$o .= get_events();
 	}
 
+	if((! $update) && ($tab === 'posts')) {
+
+		// This is ugly, but we can't pass the profile_uid through the session to the ajax updater,
+		// because browser prefetching might change it on us. We have to deliver it with the page.
+
+		$o .= '<div id="live-profile"></div>' . "\r\n";
+		$o .= "<script> var profile_uid = " . $a->profile['profile_uid'] 
+			. "; var netargs = '/?f='; var profile_page = " . $a->pager['page'] . "; </script>\r\n";
+	}
+
 	$o .= conversation($a,$r,'profile',$update);
 
 	if(! $update) {