- my $ref = $ping{$thing->{id}} if exists $thing->{id};
- $ref ||= find(($thing->{user}||$thing->{origin}), ($thing->{touser}||$thing->{group}));
+ my $ref;
+ $ref = $ping{$thing->{id}} if exists $thing->{id};
+ $ref = find(($thing->{user}||$thing->{origin}), ($thing->{touser}||$thing->{group})) unless $ref;