diff --git a/classes/Profile.php b/classes/Profile.php
index d91bcf3ed3..9cb486a488 100644
--- a/classes/Profile.php
+++ b/classes/Profile.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class Profile extends DB_DataObject
 
 	function validateHomepage() {
 		return (strlen($this->homepage) == 0) ||
-		  Validate::uri($this->homepage, array('allowed_schemes' => array('http', 'https'))));
+		  Validate::uri($this->homepage, array('allowed_schemes' => array('http', 'https')));
 	}
 
 	function validateBio() {
diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 4fef45ec14..23b9443335 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ function common_show_header($pagetitle) {
 
 function common_show_footer() {
 	global $xw, $config;
-	common_element_start('p', 'footer');
+	common_element_start('div', 'footer');
 	common_foot_menu();
 	common_license_block();
-	common_element_end('p');
+	common_element_end('div');
 	common_element_end('div');
 	common_element_end('div');
 	common_element_end('div');