diff --git a/src/buddy.cpp b/src/buddy.cpp
index 215a5001b4d4120fca6113f814e48f957ae7db52..2edda8ebb5168894fb5c5be1d61ddd3af5fa5e1c 100644
--- a/src/buddy.cpp
+++ b/src/buddy.cpp
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ Swift::Presence::ref Buddy::generatePresenceStanza(int features, bool only_new)
 		// caps
 // 		presence->addPayload(boost::shared_ptr<Swift::Payload>(new Swift::CapsInfo (CONFIG().caps)));
 
-		if (features & 0/*TRANSPORT_FEATURE_AVATARS*/) {
+// 		if (features & 0/*TRANSPORT_FEATURE_AVATARS*/) {
 			presence->addPayload(boost::shared_ptr<Swift::Payload>(new Swift::VCardUpdate (getIconHash())));
-		}
+// 		}
 	}
 
 	if (only_new) {
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ void Buddy::buddyChanged() {
 	if (presence) {
 		m_rosterManager->getUser()->getComponent()->getStanzaChannel()->sendPresence(presence);
 	}
+	onBuddyChanged();
 }
 
 void Buddy::handleVCardReceived(const std::string &id, const Swift::JID &to, Swift::VCard::ref vcard) {