diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 4b79003f6a..3fe977b6f7 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -3082,7 +3082,7 @@ function item_expire($uid,$days) {
 	// $expire_network_only = save your own wall posts
 	// and just expire conversations started by others
 
-	$expire_network_only = get_pconfig($uid,'expire','expire_network_only');
+	$expire_network_only = get_pconfig($uid,'expire','network_only');
 	$sql_extra = ((intval($expire_network_only)) ? " AND wall = 0 " : "");
 
 	$r = q("SELECT * FROM `item` 
diff --git a/mod/notes.php b/mod/notes.php
index 64cc17a653..703c898e6e 100644
--- a/mod/notes.php
+++ b/mod/notes.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function notes_content(&$a,$update = false) {
 	$r = q("SELECT COUNT(*) AS `total`
 		FROM `item` LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
 		WHERE `item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` = 1 and `item`.`moderated` = 0 
-		AND `item`.`deleted` = 0 AND `item`.`origin` = 1
+		AND `item`.`deleted` = 0 AND `item`.`type` = 'note'
 		AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0 AND `contact`.`self` = 1
 		AND `item`.`id` = `item`.`parent` AND `item`.`wall` = 0
 		$sql_extra ",
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ function notes_content(&$a,$update = false) {
 	$r = q("SELECT `item`.`id` AS `item_id`, `contact`.`uid` AS `contact-uid`
 		FROM `item` LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `contact`.`id` = `item`.`contact-id`
 		WHERE `item`.`uid` = %d AND `item`.`visible` = 1 AND `item`.`deleted` = 0 
-		and `item`.`moderated` = 0 AND `item`.`origin` = 1
+		and `item`.`moderated` = 0 AND `item`.`type` = 'note'
 		AND `contact`.`blocked` = 0 AND `contact`.`pending` = 0 AND `contact`.`self` = 1
 		AND `item`.`id` = `item`.`parent` AND `item`.`wall` = 0
 		$sql_extra
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 5d85b0c2c6..b5214e917b 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -339,8 +339,7 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 	$expire_notes     = ((x($_POST,'expire_notes')) ? intval($_POST['expire_notes'])	 : 0);
 	$expire_starred   = ((x($_POST,'expire_starred')) ? intval($_POST['expire_starred']) : 0);
 	$expire_photos    = ((x($_POST,'expire_photos'))? intval($_POST['expire_photos'])	 : 0);
-
-
+	$expire_network_only    = ((x($_POST,'expire_network_only'))? intval($_POST['expire_network_only'])	 : 0);
 
 	$allow_location   = (((x($_POST,'allow_location')) && (intval($_POST['allow_location']) == 1)) ? 1: 0);
 	$publish          = (((x($_POST,'profile_in_directory')) && (intval($_POST['profile_in_directory']) == 1)) ? 1: 0);
@@ -436,6 +435,7 @@ function settings_post(&$a) {
 	set_pconfig(local_user(),'expire','notes', $expire_notes);
 	set_pconfig(local_user(),'expire','starred', $expire_starred);
 	set_pconfig(local_user(),'expire','photos', $expire_photos);
+	set_pconfig(local_user(),'expire','network_only', $expire_network_only);
 
 	set_pconfig(local_user(),'system','suggestme', $suggestme);
 	set_pconfig(local_user(),'system','post_newfriend', $post_newfriend);
@@ -813,6 +813,9 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 	$expire_photos = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'expire','photos');
 	$expire_photos = (($expire_photos===false)? '0' : $expire_photos); // default if not set: 0
 
+	$expire_network_only = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'expire','network_only');
+	$expire_network_only = (($expire_network_only===false)? '0' : $expire_network_only); // default if not set: 0
+
 
 	$suggestme = get_pconfig(local_user(), 'system','suggestme');
 	$suggestme = (($suggestme===false)? '0': $suggestme); // default if not set: 0
@@ -955,6 +958,7 @@ function settings_content(&$a) {
 		'notes' => array('expire_notes',  t("Expire personal notes:"), $expire_notes, '', array(t('No'),t('Yes'))),
 		'starred' => array('expire_starred',  t("Expire starred posts:"), $expire_starred, '', array(t('No'),t('Yes'))),
 		'photos' => array('expire_photos',  t("Expire photos:"), $expire_photos, '', array(t('No'),t('Yes'))),		
+		'network_only' => array('expire_network_only',  t("Only expire posts by others:"), $expire_network_only, '', array(t('No'),t('Yes'))),		
 	);
 
 	require_once('include/group.php');
diff --git a/view/settings.tpl b/view/settings.tpl
index 556cd3ba37..d61af072f7 100644
--- a/view/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/settings.tpl
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ $unkmail
 			{{ inc field_yesno.tpl with $field=$expire.items }}{{endinc}}
 			{{ inc field_yesno.tpl with $field=$expire.notes }}{{endinc}}
 			{{ inc field_yesno.tpl with $field=$expire.starred }}{{endinc}}
+			{{ inc field_yesno.tpl with $field=$expire.network_only }}{{endinc}}
 		</div>
 	</div>