diff --git a/SQF/dayz_code/actions/plotManagement/plotNearbyHumans.sqf b/SQF/dayz_code/actions/plotManagement/plotNearbyHumans.sqf
index d6ebf3312..9d37ba723 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_code/actions/plotManagement/plotNearbyHumans.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_code/actions/plotManagement/plotNearbyHumans.sqf
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 private ["_close"];
 lbClear 7001;
 _closePeople = player nearEntities ["CAManBase", 10];
+if (!DZE_plotManagementMustBeClose) then {_closePeople = playableUnits};
 Humans = [];
 {
-	if (_x isKindOf "Man" and !(_x isKindOf "zZombie_base")) then {
+	if (isPlayer _x) then {
 		_friendUID = getPlayerUID _x;
 		_friendName = name  _x;
 		Humans  =  Humans + [[_friendUID,_friendName]] ;	
 		lbAdd [7001, _friendName];
 	};
-} forEach _closePeople;
+} count _closePeople;
 
diff --git a/SQF/dayz_code/configVariables.sqf b/SQF/dayz_code/configVariables.sqf
index 2c59361ad..13ecb90fa 100644
--- a/SQF/dayz_code/configVariables.sqf
+++ b/SQF/dayz_code/configVariables.sqf
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Z_MoneyVariable = "cashMoney"; // If using a Single currency system, change this
 /////////// plotManagement Variables ///////////
 // see also: https://github.com/DevZupa/PlotManagement
 DZE_plotManagement = true;
+DZE_plotManagementMustBeClose = true; //Players must be within 10m of pole to be added as a plot friend.
 DZE_PlotManagementAdmins = []; //Array of admin PlayerUIDs enclosed in quotations, UIDs in this list are able to access every pole's management menu and delete or build any buildable with a pole nearby
 DZE_MaxPlotFriends = 6; //Maximum number of friends allowed on a plot pole. (default 6)
 // see also: https://github.com/RimBlock/Epoch/tree/master/A%20Plot%20for%20Life