diff --git a/lib/facebookutil.php b/lib/facebookutil.php
index ec39872732..242d2e06f2 100644
--- a/lib/facebookutil.php
+++ b/lib/facebookutil.php
@@ -27,9 +27,21 @@ define("FACEBOOK_PROMPTED_UPDATE_PREF", 2);
 
 function getFacebook()
 {
+    static $facebook = null;
+
     $apikey = common_config('facebook', 'apikey');
     $secret = common_config('facebook', 'secret');
-    return new Facebook($apikey, $secret);
+
+    if ($facebook === null) {
+        $facebook = new Facebook($apikey, $secret);
+    }
+
+    if (!$facebook) {
+        common_log(LOG_ERR, 'Could not make new Facebook client obj!',
+            __FILE__);
+    }
+
+    return $facebook;
 }
 
 function updateProfileBox($facebook, $flink, $notice) {
@@ -92,7 +104,6 @@ function isFacebookBound($notice, $flink) {
 
 }
 
-
 function facebookBroadcastNotice($notice)
 {
     $facebook = getFacebook();