--- loncom/interface/lonrss.pm	2008/12/15 16:37:44	1.42
+++ loncom/interface/lonrss.pm	2008/12/22 14:01:11	1.43
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # RSS Feeder
 #
-# $Id: lonrss.pm,v 1.42 2008/12/15 16:37:44 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonrss.pm,v 1.43 2008/12/22 14:01:11 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -306,7 +306,11 @@ sub handler {
     my ($blocked,$blocktext,$disabled,$disabletext);
     if (!&Apache::lonnet::is_course($udom,$uname)) {
         ($blocked,$blocktext) = &blocking_blogdisplay($uname,$udom,$html,$filterfeedname);
-        $disabled = &Apache::lonnet::usertools_access($uname,$udom,'blog');
+        if (!&Apache::lonnet::usertools_access($uname,$udom,'blog')) {
+            $disabled = 1;
+        } else {
+            $disabled = 0;
+        }
         if ($disabled) {
             if ($html) {
                 $disabletext = '<h2>'.&mt('No user blog available') .'</h2>'.