// whether the function is locked or not. Maybe the locking thread
// has died or something. At any rate, a duplicate in 'fcontact'
// is a much smaller problem than a deadlocked thread
- $got_lock = (($endlessloop + 1) < $maxloops ? lock_function('find_diaspora_person_by_handle', false) : true );
+ $got_lock = lock_function('find_diaspora_person_by_handle', false);
+ if(($endlessloop + 1) >= $maxloops)
+ $got_lock = true;
if($got_lock) {
logger('find_diaspora_person_by_handle: create or refresh', LOGGER_DEBUG);