diff --git a/reserve/request.pl b/reserve/request.pl
index 161ad5faa4..a20ff80d17 100755
--- a/reserve/request.pl
+++ b/reserve/request.pl
@@ -432,22 +432,18 @@ foreach my $biblionumber (@biblionumbers) {
                 $policy_holdallowed = 0;
             }
             
-            if (IsAvailableForItemLevelRequest($itemnumber) and 
-            	not $item->{cantreserve} and 
-            	CanItemBeReserved($borrowerinfo->{borrowernumber}, $itemnumber) ) {
-                if ( $policy_holdallowed ) {
+            if ( $policy_holdallowed && 
+            	 !$item->{cantreserve} && 
+                 IsAvailableForItemLevelRequest($itemnumber) && 
+            	 CanItemBeReserved($borrowerinfo->{borrowernumber}, $itemnumber) 
+             ) {
                     $item->{available} = 1;
                     $num_available++;
-                }
             } elsif (C4::Context->preference( 'AllowHoldPolicyOverride' ) ) {
+            # If AllowHoldPolicyOverride is set, it should override EVERY restriction, not just branch item rules
                     $item->{override} = 1;
                     $num_override++;
             }
-            # If AllowHoldPolicyOverride is set, it should override EVERY restriction, not just branch item rules
-            if (C4::Context->preference( 'AllowHoldPolicyOverride' ) && !$item->{available} ) {
-                $item->{override} = 1;
-                $num_override++;
-            }   
 
             # If none of the conditions hold true, then neither override nor available is set and the item cannot be checked