diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index 585c063f56..ab44073508 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ die("ss");
 			);
 		} else {
 			$r = q("SELECT `thread`.`iid` AS `item_id`, `thread`.`network` AS `item_network`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact_uid`
-				FROM $sql_table $sql_post_table INNER JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `thread`.`contact-id`
+				FROM $sql_table $sql_post_table STRAIGHT_JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `thread`.`contact-id`
 				AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0
 				WHERE `thread`.`uid` = %d AND `thread`.`visible` = 1 AND `thread`.`deleted` = 0
 				AND `thread`.`moderated` = 0