1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index dbc5e6dcc..0c3db1531 100755
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -1686,10 +1686,15 @@ function remote_channel() {
 
 function can_view_public_stream() {
 
-	if((observer_prohibited(true)) 
-		|| (! (intval(get_config('system','open_pubstream',1))) && get_observer_hash())) {
+	if(observer_prohibited(true)) {
 		return false;
 	}
+ 
+	if(! (intval(get_config('system','open_pubstream',1)))) {
+		if(! get_observer_hash()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
 
 	$site_firehose = ((intval(get_config('system','site_firehose',0))) ? true : false);
 	$net_firehose  = ((get_config('system','disable_discover_tab',1)) ? false : true);