diff --git a/src/Model/Contact/Relation.php b/src/Model/Contact/Relation.php
index 736c4361dd..b5c6680f3e 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact/Relation.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact/Relation.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use Friendica\Protocol\ActivityPub;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
+use Friendica\Worker\AddContact;
 
 /**
  * This class provides relationship information based on the `contact-relation` table.
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ class Relation
 					$following_counter++;
 				}
 			} elseif (!Network::isUrlBlocked($contact_url)) {
-				Worker::add(Worker::PRIORITY_LOW, 'AddContact', 0, $contact_url);
+				AddContact::add(Worker::PRIORITY_LOW, 0, $contact_url);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Worker/AddContact.php b/src/Worker/AddContact.php
index 3b27c7e78d..658a1ebcd1 100644
--- a/src/Worker/AddContact.php
+++ b/src/Worker/AddContact.php
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Worker;
 
+use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException\NotFoundException;
+use Friendica\Util\Network;
 
 class AddContact
 {
@@ -39,4 +41,20 @@ class AddContact
 			DI::logger()->notice('Imagick not found.', ['exception' => $e, 'uid' => $uid, 'url' => $url]);
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param array|int $run_parameters Priority constant or array of options described in Worker::add
+	 * @param int    $uid User ID
+	 * @param string $url Contact link
+	 * @return int
+	 */
+	public static function add($run_parameters, int $uid, string $url): int
+	{
+		if (Network::isUrlBlocked($url)) {
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		DI::logger()->debug('Add contact', ['uid' => $uid, 'url' => $url]);
+		return Worker::add($run_parameters, 'AddContact', 0, $url);
+	}
 }