diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 9581541bd4..1a6bf622c4 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set_time_limit(0);
 ini_set('pcre.backtrack_limit', 250000);
 
 
-define ( 'FRIENDIKA_VERSION',      '2.2.987' );
+define ( 'FRIENDIKA_VERSION',      '2.2.988' );
 define ( 'DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.21'    );
 define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1054      );
 
diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 5f761ccf0e..4fa4b92ada 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ function conversation(&$a, $items, $mode, $update) {
 
 			if($page_writeable) {
 				if($toplevelpost) {
-					$likebuttons = replace_macros((($item['private']) ? $noshare_tpl : $like_tpl),array(
+					$likebuttons = replace_macros((($item['private'] || ($profile_owner != local_user())) ? $noshare_tpl : $like_tpl),array(
 						'$id' => $item['id'],
 						'$likethis' => t("I like this \x28toggle\x29"),
 						'$nolike' => t("I don't like this \x28toggle\x29"),
diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 8c9e004c3f..66fdc13af3 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -589,9 +589,6 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 			dbesc(datetime_convert()),
 			intval($post_id)
 		);
-		foreach( $r as $key => $val) {
-			logger("key: " . $key . " val: " . $val);
-		}
 
 		// photo comments turn the corresponding item visible to the profile wall
 		// This way we don't see every picture in your new photo album posted to your wall at once.