diff --git a/classes/Remote_profile.php b/classes/Remote_profile.php
index 9f7bfeadcc..0a1676a6a9 100644
--- a/classes/Remote_profile.php
+++ b/classes/Remote_profile.php
@@ -43,4 +43,14 @@ class Remote_profile extends Memcached_DataObject
 
     /* the code above is auto generated do not remove the tag below */
     ###END_AUTOCODE
+    
+    function hasRight($right)
+    {
+        $profile = Profile::staticGet($this->id);
+        if ($profile) {
+            return $profile->hasright($right);
+        } else {
+            throw new Exception("Missing profile");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/oauthstore.php b/lib/oauthstore.php
index b04bcbb8b2..e34bf8a5ed 100644
--- a/lib/oauthstore.php
+++ b/lib/oauthstore.php
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ class StatusNetOAuthDataStore extends OAuthDataStore
         $subscriber = $this->_getAnyProfile($subscriber_uri);
 
         if (!$subscriber->hasRight(Right::SUBSCRIBE)) {
+            common_log(LOG_INFO, __METHOD__ . ": remote subscriber banned ($subscriber_uri subbing to $subscribed_user_uri)");
             return _('You have been banned from subscribing.');
         }