diff -r 69bc3144c2b7 -r 82dd435c942c plugins/mod_pep_plus.lua
--- a/plugins/mod_pep_plus.lua	Sun Jul 29 00:17:41 2018 +0200
+++ b/plugins/mod_pep_plus.lua	Sun Jul 29 18:34:38 2018 +0200
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
 		for jid, item in pairs(origin.roster) do -- for all interested contacts
 			if jid then
 				local contact_node, contact_host = jid_split(jid);
-				if contact_host == host and item.subscription == "both" or item.subscription == "from" then
+				if contact_host == host and (item.subscription == "both" or item.subscription == "from") then
 					update_subscriptions(user_bare, contact_node, notify);
 				end
 			end