diff --git a/gossamer_forums.rb b/gossamer_forums.rb
index eec623d..8db1c07 100644
--- a/gossamer_forums.rb
+++ b/gossamer_forums.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # gossamer threads migration-import code
-# v0.31.2
+# v0.31.3
 
 require 'mysql2'
 require 'open-uri'
@@ -1229,11 +1229,15 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
 #                      .where("title = ? OR title = ?", sanitized_title, "Re: #{sanitized_title}")
 #                      .where(topic_custom_fields: { name: 'original_gossamer_msg_id' })
 #                      .first
-          topic = Topic.where(archetype: Archetype.private_message)
-            .where("topics.title = ? OR topics.title = ? OR topics.title = ?", sanitized_title, "Re: #{sanitized_title}", "Re: #{sanitized_title.strip}")
-            .where("topics.topic_allowed_users.user_id = ? AND topics.topic_allowed_users.user_id = ?", from_user_id, to_user_id)
-#            .where("((topics.user_id = ? AND topics.topic_allowed_users.user_id = ?) OR (topics.user_id = ? AND topics.topic_allowed_users.user_id = ?))", from_user_id, to_user_id, to_user_id, from_user_id)
-            .first
+          topic = Topic.joins(:topic_allowed_users)
+                       .where(archetype: Archetype.private_message)
+                       .where("topics.title = ? OR topics.title = ? OR topics.title = ?", sanitized_title, "Re: #{sanitized_title}", "Re: #{sanitized_title.strip}")
+                       .where("topic_allowed_users.user_id IN (?)", [from_user_id, to_user_id])
+                       .group("topics.id")
+                       .having("COUNT(topic_allowed_users.user_id) = 2")
+                       .first
+#                       .where("topics.topic_allowed_users.user_id = ? AND topics.topic_allowed_users.user_id = ?", from_user_id, to_user_id)
+#                       .where("((topics.user_id = ? AND topics.topic_allowed_users.user_id = ?) OR (topics.user_id = ? AND topics.topic_allowed_users.user_id = ?))", from_user_id, to_user_id, to_user_id, from_user_id)
 
           if topic.nil?
             puts "IMPORTING new message topic  sanitized: #{sanitized_title}  user_id  #{from_user_id}  to_user_id  #{to_user_id}"