diff --git a/mod/dfrn_notify.php b/mod/dfrn_notify.php
index 1ec825786..9e9809950 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_notify.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_notify.php
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ function dfrn_notify_post(&$a) {
 
 			// was the top-level post for this reply written by somebody on this site? Specifically, the recipient? 
 
-			$r = q("select `id` from `item` where `uri` = '%s' and AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+			$r = q("select `id` from `item` where `uri` = '%s' AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
 				dbesc($parent_uri),
 				intval($importer['importer_uid'])
 			);