diff --git a/mod/crepair.php b/mod/crepair.php
index 1324185342..f8336ef0ba 100644
--- a/mod/crepair.php
+++ b/mod/crepair.php
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ function crepair_content(&$a) {
 		'$label_poll' => t('Poll/Feed URL'),
 		'$label_photo' => t('New photo from this URL'),
 		'$label_remote_self' => t('Remote Self'),
+		'$allow_remote_self' => get_config('system','allow_users_remote_self'),
 		'$remote_self' => array('remote_self', t('Mirror postings from this contact'), $contact['remote_self'], t('Mark this contact as remote_self, this will cause friendica to repost new entries from this contact.')),  
 		'$contact_name' => $contact['name'],
 		'$contact_nick' => $contact['nick'],
diff --git a/view/templates/crepair.tpl b/view/templates/crepair.tpl
index 27c11fa922..d53af5dad7 100644
--- a/view/templates/crepair.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/crepair.tpl
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@
 <label id="crepair-photo-label" class="crepair-label" for="crepair-photo">{{$label_photo}}</label>
 <input type="text" id="crepair-photo" class="crepair-input" name="photo" value="" />
 <div class="clear"></div>
-
+{{if $allow_remote_self eq 1}}
 <h4>{{$label_remote_self}}</h4>
 {{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$remote_self}}
+{{/if}}
 
 <input type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$lbl_submit}}" />