diff --git a/include/NotificationsManager.php b/include/NotificationsManager.php
index 6962d02cc0..3b7cbdfc99 100644
--- a/include/NotificationsManager.php
+++ b/include/NotificationsManager.php
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ class NotificationsManager {
 	private function introTotal($all = false) {
 		$sql_extra = "";
 
-		if($all === false)
+		if(!$all)
 			$sql_extra = " AND `ignore` = 0 ";
 
 		$r = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `total` FROM `intro`
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ class NotificationsManager {
 		$notifs = array();
 		$sql_extra = "";
 
-		if($all === false)
+		if(!$all)
 			$sql_extra = " AND `ignore` = 0 ";
 
 		/// @todo Fetch contact details by "get_contact_details_by_url" instead of queries to contact, fcontact and gcontact
diff --git a/mod/notifications.php b/mod/notifications.php
index 01dce2f447..d43e2cc04f 100644
--- a/mod/notifications.php
+++ b/mod/notifications.php
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ function notifications_content(&$a) {
 
 		// The link to switch between ignored and normal connection requests
 		$notif_show_lnk = array(
-			'href' => ($all === false ? 'notifications/intros/all' : 'notifications/intros' ),
-			'text' => ($all === false ? t('Show Ignored Requests') : t('Hide Ignored Requests'))
+			'href' => (!$all ? 'notifications/intros/all' : 'notifications/intros' ),
+			'text' => (!$all ? t('Show Ignored Requests') : t('Hide Ignored Requests'))
 		);
 
 		// Loop through all introduction notifications.This creates an array with the output html for each