diff -Nur qpsmtpd-0.84.old/plugins/dnsbl qpsmtpd-0.84.bz8327/plugins/dnsbl
--- qpsmtpd-0.84.old/plugins/dnsbl	2014-12-26 14:51:29.018215638 +0100
+++ qpsmtpd-0.84.bz8327/plugins/dnsbl	2014-12-26 15:13:01.032091806 +0100
@@ -179,6 +179,27 @@
   }
 
   my $note = $self->process_sockets;
+
+# Check for whitelisthelo from whitelist_soft
+    my $whitehelo = $connection->notes('whitelisthelo');
+    if ($whitehelo) {
+      $self->log(LOGINFO, "Whitelisthelo found $whitehelo");
+      return OK;
+      }
+    else {
+      $self->log(LOGINFO, "Whitelisthelo not found");
+    }
+
+# Check for whitelistsender from whitelist_soft
+    my $whitesender = $transaction->notes('whitelistsender');
+    if ($whitesender) {
+      $self->log(LOGINFO, "Whitelistsender found $whitesender");
+      return OK;
+      }
+    else {
+      $self->log(LOGINFO, "Whitelistsender not found");
+     }
+
   my $whitelist = $connection->notes('whitelisthost');
   if ( $note ) {
     if ( $rcpt->user =~ /^(?:postmaster|abuse|mailer-daemon|root)$/i ) {