diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index f7a4122a3..1261e5a18 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def nearby(lat_range=1, lon_range=1)
       if self.home_lon and self.home_lat 
-          nearby = User.find(:all,  :conditions => "#{self.home_lon} > home_lon - #{lon_range} and #{self.home_lon} < home_lon + #{lon_range} and  #{self.home_lon} > home_lon - #{lon_range} and #{self.home_lon} < home_lon + #{lon_range} and data_public = 1") 
+          nearby = User.find(:all,  :conditions => "#{self.home_lon} > home_lon - #{lon_range} and #{self.home_lon} < home_lon + #{lon_range} and  #{self.home_lon} > home_lon - #{lon_range} and #{self.home_lon} < home_lon + #{lon_range} and data_public = 1 and id != #{self.id}") 
       else
           nearby = []
       end