diff --git a/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/post_shortcodes.php b/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/post_shortcodes.php
index bd2a2aaf1..b2742c2cb 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/post_shortcodes.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/forum/shortcodes/batch/post_shortcodes.php
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ class plugin_forum_post_shortcodes extends e_shortcode
 	function sc_postthreadas()
 	{
 		// Show when creating new topic or when editing the original starting post (make sure post is not a reply)
-		if (deftrue('MODERATOR') && $this->var['action'] == "nt" || varset($this->var['thread_datestamp']) == $this->var['post_datestamp'])
+		if (deftrue('MODERATOR') && ($this->var['action'] == "nt" || varset($this->var['thread_datestamp']) == $this->var['post_datestamp']))
 		{
 			$thread_sticky = (isset($_POST['threadtype']) ? $_POST['threadtype'] : vartrue($this->var['thread_sticky'], 0)); // no reference of 'head' $threadInfo['head']['thread_sticky']