diff --git a/mod/home.php b/mod/home.php
index b22dace8c..4b651d899 100644
--- a/mod/home.php
+++ b/mod/home.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function home_content(&$a, $update = 0, $load = false) {
 	if($sitename) 
 		$o .= '<h1>' . sprintf( t("Welcome to %s") ,$sitename) . '</h1>';
 
-	if(intval(get_config('system','block_public')) && (! local_channel()) && (! remote_channel())) {
+	if((! intval(get_config('system','block_public'))) && (! local_channel()) && (! remote_channel())) {
 		// If there's nothing special happening, just spit out a login box
 		$loginbox = get_config('system','login_on_homepage');
 		if(intval($loginbox) || $loginbox === false)
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ function home_content(&$a, $update = 0, $load = false) {
 
 	return $o;
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}