diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Account.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Account.pm
index 2fd834171..e20cb08ea 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Account.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Account.pm
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ sub appendCommonVars {
     my $session = $self->session;
     my $user    = $self->getUser;
 
+    $var->{'profile_user_id'  } = $user->userId;
     $var->{'user_full_name'   } = $user->getWholeName;
     $var->{'user_member_since'} = $user->dateCreated;
     $var->{'view_profile_url' } = $user->getProfileUrl;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Account/Friends.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Account/Friends.pm
index e0b079efa..0b88ae686 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Account/Friends.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Account/Friends.pm
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ sub www_sendFriendsRequest {
     my $self     = shift;
     my $session  = $self->session;
     my $var      = {};
-    my $uid      = $self->uid;
+    my $uid      = $self->uid || $session->form->get('uid');
 
     my $user     = WebGUI::User->new($session,$uid);
     my $i18n     = WebGUI::International->new($session,'Account_Friends');