diff --git a/plugins/FacebookBridge/FacebookBridgePlugin.php b/plugins/FacebookBridge/FacebookBridgePlugin.php
index 37b931e23e..5d2442d579 100644
--- a/plugins/FacebookBridge/FacebookBridgePlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/FacebookBridge/FacebookBridgePlugin.php
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ ENDOFSCRIPT;
      */
     function onEndFavorNotice(Profile $profile, Notice $notice)
     {
-        $client = new Facebookclient($notice);
+        $client = new Facebookclient($notice, $profile);
         $client->like();
 
         return true;
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ ENDOFSCRIPT;
      */
     function onEndDisfavorNotice(Profile $profile, Notice $notice)
     {
-        $client = new Facebookclient($notice);
+        $client = new Facebookclient($notice, $profile);
         $client->unLike();
 
         return true;
diff --git a/plugins/FacebookBridge/lib/facebookclient.php b/plugins/FacebookBridge/lib/facebookclient.php
index 516f252d98..37d6a0a7a0 100644
--- a/plugins/FacebookBridge/lib/facebookclient.php
+++ b/plugins/FacebookBridge/lib/facebookclient.php
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ class Facebookclient
     protected $notice        = null; // The user's notice
     protected $user          = null; // Sender of the notice
 
-    function __construct($notice)
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param Notice $notice the notice to manipulate
+     * @param Profile $profile local user to act as; if left empty, the notice's poster will be used.
+     */
+    function __construct($notice, $profile=null)
     {
         $this->facebook = self::getFacebook();
 
@@ -60,8 +65,9 @@ class Facebookclient
 
         $this->notice = $notice;
 
+        $profile_id = $profile ? $profile->id : $notice->profile_id;
         $this->flink = Foreign_link::getByUserID(
-            $notice->profile_id,
+            $profile_id,
             FACEBOOK_SERVICE
         );