diff --git a/include/notifier.php b/include/notifier.php
index 4068a9faec..55d74eb5f0 100644
--- a/include/notifier.php
+++ b/include/notifier.php
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 						// unsupported
 						break;
 					}
-					elseif($target_item['deleted'] && (! $target_item['verb'] === ACTIVITY_LIKE)) {
+					elseif(($target_item['deleted']) && ($target_item['verb'] !== ACTIVITY_LIKE)) {
 						// diaspora delete, 
 						diaspora_send_retraction($target_item,$owner,$contact);
 						break;
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ function notifier_run($argv, $argc){
 								// unsupported
 								break;
 							}
-							elseif($target_item['deleted'] && (! $target_item['verb'] === ACTIVITY_LIKE)) {
+							elseif(($target_item['deleted']) && ($target_item['verb'] !== ACTIVITY_LIKE)) {
 								// diaspora delete, 
 								diaspora_send_retraction($target_item,$owner,$n[0]);
 								break;