diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_prune.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_prune.php
index 5d8d0a9dbc..6860fa220d 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_prune.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_prune.php
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ class acp_prune
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Protect the admin, do not prune if no options are given...
-		if (!$where_sql)
+		// If no search criteria were provided, go no further.
+		if (!$where_sql && !$group_id && $posts_on_queue === false)
 		{
 			return;
 		}
@@ -468,32 +468,38 @@ class acp_prune
 		}
 		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
-		// Do not prune founder members
-		$sql = 'SELECT user_id, username
-			FROM ' . USERS_TABLE . '
-			WHERE user_id <> ' . ANONYMOUS . '
-				AND user_type <> ' . USER_FOUNDER . "
-			$where_sql";
-		$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
-
-		$user_ids = $usernames = array();
-
-		while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
+		// Protect the admin, do not prune if no options are given...
+		if ($where_sql)
 		{
-			// Do not prune bots and the user currently pruning.
-			if ($row['user_id'] != $user->data['user_id'] && !in_array($row['user_id'], $bot_ids))
+			// Do not prune founder members
+			$sql = 'SELECT user_id, username
+				FROM ' . USERS_TABLE . '
+				WHERE user_id <> ' . ANONYMOUS . '
+					AND user_type <> ' . USER_FOUNDER . "
+				$where_sql";
+			$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+
+			$user_ids = $usernames = array();
+
+			while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
 			{
-				$user_ids[] = $row['user_id'];
-				$usernames[$row['user_id']] = $row['username'];
+				// Do not prune bots and the user currently pruning.
+				if ($row['user_id'] != $user->data['user_id'] && !in_array($row['user_id'], $bot_ids))
+				{
+					$user_ids[] = $row['user_id'];
+					$usernames[$row['user_id']] = $row['username'];
+				}
 			}
+			$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 		}
-		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
 		if ($group_id)
 		{
 			$sql = 'SELECT u.user_id, u.username
 				FROM ' . USER_GROUP_TABLE . ' ug, ' . USERS_TABLE . ' u
 				WHERE ug.group_id = ' . (int) $group_id . '
+					AND ug.user_id <> ' . ANONYMOUS . '
+					AND u.user_type <> ' . USER_FOUNDER . '
 					AND ug.user_pending = 0
 					AND ' . $db->sql_in_set('ug.user_id', $user_ids, false, true) . '
 					AND u.user_id = ug.user_id';
@@ -505,8 +511,12 @@ class acp_prune
 			$user_ids = $usernames = array();
 			while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
 			{
-				$user_ids[] = $row['user_id'];
-				$usernames[$row['user_id']] = $row['username'];
+				// Do not prune bots and the user currently pruning.
+				if ($row['user_id'] != $user->data['user_id'] && !in_array($row['user_id'], $bot_ids))
+				{
+					$user_ids[] = $row['user_id'];
+					$usernames[$row['user_id']] = $row['username'];
+				}
 			}
 			$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 		}
@@ -516,6 +526,8 @@ class acp_prune
 			$sql = 'SELECT u.user_id, u.username, COUNT(p.post_id) AS queue_posts
 				FROM ' . POSTS_TABLE . ' p, ' . USERS_TABLE . ' u
 				WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('p.poster_id', $user_ids, false, true) . '
+					AND u.user_id <> ' . ANONYMOUS . '
+					AND u.user_type <> ' . USER_FOUNDER . '
 					AND p.post_visibility = ' . ITEM_UNAPPROVED . '
 					AND u.user_id = p.poster_id
 				GROUP BY p.poster_id
@@ -526,8 +538,12 @@ class acp_prune
 			$user_ids = $usernames = array();
 			while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
 			{
-				$user_ids[] = $row['user_id'];
-				$usernames[$row['user_id']] = $row['username'];
+				// Do not prune bots and the user currently pruning.
+				if ($row['user_id'] != $user->data['user_id'] && !in_array($row['user_id'], $bot_ids))
+				{
+					$user_ids[] = $row['user_id'];
+					$usernames[$row['user_id']] = $row['username'];
+				}
 			}
 			$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 		}