diff --git a/include/template.class.php b/include/template.class.php
index d982bbb8e..453266706 100644
--- a/include/template.class.php
+++ b/include/template.class.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Template {
 
     include($root.'/'.$theme.'/themeconf.inc.php');
 
-    if (isset($themeconf['parent']))
+    if (isset($themeconf['parent']) and $themeconf['parent'] != $theme)
     {
       $this->set_theme($root, $themeconf['parent'], $path);
     }