diff --git a/include/onepoll.php b/include/onepoll.php
index bd20cfdb5..6ff58af6b 100644
--- a/include/onepoll.php
+++ b/include/onepoll.php
@@ -541,10 +541,10 @@ function onepoll_run(&$argv, &$argc){
 		if($contact['network'] === NETWORK_DFRN || $contact['blocked'] || $contact['readonly'])
 			$hubmode = 'unsubscribe';
 
-		if($contact['network'] === NETWORK_OSTATUS && (! $contact['hub-verify']))
+		if(($contact['network'] === NETWORK_OSTATUS ||  $contact['network'] == NETWORK_FEED) && (! $contact['hub-verify']))
 			$hub_update = true;
 
-		if((strlen($hub)) && ($hub_update) && ($contact['rel'] != CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER)) {
+		if((strlen($hub)) && ($hub_update) && (($contact['rel'] != CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER) || $contact['network'] == NETWORK_FEED) ) {
 			logger('poller: hub ' . $hubmode . ' : ' . $hub . ' contact name : ' . $contact['name'] . ' local user : ' . $importer['name']);
 			$hubs = explode(',', $hub);
 			if(count($hubs)) {
diff --git a/mod/pubsub.php b/mod/pubsub.php
index 0e29628b8..7aa95e49c 100644
--- a/mod/pubsub.php
+++ b/mod/pubsub.php
@@ -121,11 +121,12 @@ function pubsub_post(&$a) {
 	$importer = $r[0];
 
 	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `subhub` = 1 AND `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d 
-		AND ( `rel` = %d OR `rel` = %d ) AND `blocked` = 0 AND `readonly` = 0 LIMIT 1",
+		AND ( `rel` = %d OR `rel` = %d OR network = '%s' ) AND `blocked` = 0 AND `readonly` = 0 LIMIT 1",
 		intval($contact_id),
 		intval($importer['uid']),
 		intval(CONTACT_IS_SHARING),
-		intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND)	
+		intval(CONTACT_IS_FRIEND),
+		dbesc(NETWORK_FEED)
 	);
 
 	if(! count($r)) {