diff --git a/gramps/gen/proxy/living.py b/gramps/gen/proxy/living.py
index 21db54396..4db8cf45c 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/proxy/living.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/proxy/living.py
@@ -116,10 +116,11 @@ class LivingProxyDb(ProxyDbBase):
         Protected version of iter_people
         """
         for person in filter(None, self.db.iter_people()):
-            if not(self.__is_living(person) and
-                   self.mode == self.MODE_EXCLUDE_ALL):
-
-                yield self.__restrict_person(person)
+            if self.__is_living(person):
+                if self.mode == self.MODE_EXCLUDE_ALL: 
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    yield self.__restrict_person(person)
             else:
                 yield person