diff --git a/package/MDAnalysis/analysis/hydrogenbonds/hbond_analysis.py b/package/MDAnalysis/analysis/hydrogenbonds/hbond_analysis.py
index e0597e2c3d2..63b3e7ac7af 100644
--- a/package/MDAnalysis/analysis/hydrogenbonds/hbond_analysis.py
+++ b/package/MDAnalysis/analysis/hydrogenbonds/hbond_analysis.py
@@ -362,6 +362,10 @@ def __init__(self, universe,
             if isinstance(between[0], str):
                 between = [between]
 
+            temp_between = np.unique(between)
+            self.donors_sel = " or ".join(temp_between)
+            self.acceptors_sel = " or ".join(temp_between)
+
             between_ags = []
             for group1, group2 in between:
                 between_ags.append(