diff --git a/src/Module/Profile/Contacts.php b/src/Module/Profile/Contacts.php
index 6981b43a4..afa2e4448 100644
--- a/src/Module/Profile/Contacts.php
+++ b/src/Module/Profile/Contacts.php
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ class Contacts extends Module\BaseProfile
 			throw new HTTPException\NotFoundException(DI::l10n()->t('User not found.'));
 		}
 
-		if (!empty($a->profile['hide-friends'])) {
+		$is_owner = $a->profile['uid'] == local_user();
+
+		if (!empty($a->profile['hide-friends']) && !$is_owner) {
 			throw new HTTPException\ForbiddenException(DI::l10n()->t('Permission denied.'));
 		}
 
 		Nav::setSelected('home');
 
-		$is_owner = $a->profile['uid'] == local_user();
-
 		$o = self::getTabsHTML($a, 'contacts', $is_owner, $nickname);
 
 		$tabs = self::getContactFilterTabs('profile/' . $nickname, $type, Session::isAuthenticated() && $a->profile['uid'] != local_user());