diff --git a/src/App/Module.php b/src/App/Module.php
index 5a2ad61837..f15b1236e8 100644
--- a/src/App/Module.php
+++ b/src/App/Module.php
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ class Module
 		'outbox',
 		'poco',
 		'post',
-		'proxy',
 		'pubsub',
 		'pubsubhubbub',
 		'receive',
diff --git a/src/Core/Session.php b/src/Core/Session.php
index 7bbc8e5222..e648d4cac0 100644
--- a/src/Core/Session.php
+++ b/src/Core/Session.php
@@ -116,16 +116,17 @@ class Session
 		$session = DI::session();
 
 		$session->set('remote', []);
+		$remote = [];
 
 		$remote_contacts = DBA::select('contact', ['id', 'uid'], ['nurl' => Strings::normaliseLink($session->get('my_url')), 'rel' => [Contact::FOLLOWER, Contact::FRIEND], 'self' => false]);
 		while ($contact = DBA::fetch($remote_contacts)) {
 			if (($contact['uid'] == 0) || Contact\User::isBlocked($contact['id'], $contact['uid'])) {
 				continue;
 			}
-
-			$session->set('remote', [$contact['uid'] => $contact['id']]);
+			$remote[$contact['uid']] = $contact['id'];
 		}
 		DBA::close($remote_contacts);
+		$session->set('remote', $remote);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/Module/Photo.php b/src/Module/Photo.php
index 3b4b7cc569..57ccd1bddb 100644
--- a/src/Module/Photo.php
+++ b/src/Module/Photo.php
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Photo as MPhoto;
 use Friendica\Model\Post;
+use Friendica\Model\Profile;
 use Friendica\Model\Storage\ExternalResource;
 use Friendica\Model\Storage\SystemResource;
 use Friendica\Util\Proxy;
 use Friendica\Object\Image;
+use Friendica\Util\HTTPSignature;
 use Friendica\Util\Images;
 
 /**
@@ -65,6 +67,11 @@ class Photo extends BaseModule
 			exit;
 		}
 
+		$requester = HTTPSignature::getSigner('', $_SERVER);
+		if (!empty($requester)) {
+			Profile::addVisitorCookieForHandle($requester);
+		}
+
 		$customsize = 0;
 		$square_resize = true;
 		$photo = false;