diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 8039066af..e71c10fae 100755
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -2122,8 +2122,11 @@ function local_delivery($importer,$data) {
 
 
 	$rawtags = $feed->get_feed_tags( NAMESPACE_DFRN, 'owner');
-	if(! $rawtags)
-		$rawtags = $feed->get_feed_tags( SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10, 'author');
+
+// Fallback should not be needed here. If it isn't DFRN it won't have DFRN updated tags
+//	if(! $rawtags)
+//		$rawtags = $feed->get_feed_tags( SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10, 'author');
+
 	if($rawtags) {
 		$elems = $rawtags[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10];
 		if($elems['name'][0]['attribs'][NAMESPACE_DFRN]['updated']) {
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index cec2d7f8b..b3033c0aa 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -756,8 +756,10 @@ function dfrn_request_content(&$a) {
 		 */
  
 		if((get_config('system','block_public')) && (! local_user()) && (! remote_user())) {
-			notice( t('Public access denied.') . EOL);
-			return;
+			if(! get_config('system','local_block')) {
+				notice( t('Public access denied.') . EOL);
+				return;
+			}
 		}