diff --git a/otp/distributed/OTPClientRepository.py b/otp/distributed/OTPClientRepository.py
index 8577498a..e2888609 100755
--- a/otp/distributed/OTPClientRepository.py
+++ b/otp/distributed/OTPClientRepository.py
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ class OTPClientRepository(ClientRepositoryBase):
         return
 
     def identifyFriend(self, doId):
-        pass
+        return self.identifyAvatar(doId)
 
     def identifyAvatar(self, doId):
         info = self.doId2do.get(doId)