diff --git a/mod/connections.php b/mod/connections.php
index b9605da01..3c3a704b2 100644
--- a/mod/connections.php
+++ b/mod/connections.php
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ function connections_content(&$a) {
 				nav_set_selected('intros');
 				break;
 			case 'ifpending':
-				$r = q("SELECT COUNT(abook.abook_id) AS total FROM abook left join xchan on abook.abook_xchan = xchan.xchan_hash where abook_channel = %d and (abook_flags & %d) and not (abook_flags & %d) and not (xchan_flags & %d )",
+				$r = q("SELECT COUNT(abook.abook_id) AS total FROM abook left join xchan on abook.abook_xchan = xchan.xchan_hash where abook_channel = %d and (abook_flags & %d) and not ((abook_flags & %d) or (xchan_flags & %d))",
 					intval(local_user()),
 					intval(ABOOK_FLAG_PENDING),
 					intval(ABOOK_FLAG_SELF|ABOOK_FLAG_IGNORED),