diff --git a/src/ejabberd_sm.erl b/src/ejabberd_sm.erl
index 3d1984ad0..d85d474fd 100644
--- a/src/ejabberd_sm.erl
+++ b/src/ejabberd_sm.erl
@@ -646,10 +646,14 @@ route_message(From, To, Packet) ->
 		    case ejabberd_auth:is_user_exists(exmpp_jid:prep_node_as_list(To), 
                                               exmpp_jid:prep_domain_as_list(To)) of
 			true ->
-			    is_privacy_allow(From, To, Packet) andalso
-				ejabberd_hooks:run(offline_message_hook,
-						   exmpp_jid:prep_domain(To),
-						   [From, To, Packet]);
+			    case is_privacy_allow(From, To, Packet) of
+				true ->
+				    ejabberd_hooks:run(offline_message_hook,
+						       exmpp_jid:prep_domain(To),
+						       [From, To, Packet]);
+				false ->
+				    ok
+			    end;
 			_ ->
 			    Err = exmpp_stanza:reply_with_error(
 				    Packet, 'service-unaivailable'),