diff --git a/tumblerd/tumbler-manager.c b/tumblerd/tumbler-manager.c
index db5d64e..cbeed91 100644
--- a/tumblerd/tumbler-manager.c
+++ b/tumblerd/tumbler-manager.c
@@ -1182,0 +1183 @@ tumbler_manager_load (TumblerManager *manager)
+  GHashTable         *single_path;
@@ -1206,0 +1208,3 @@ tumbler_manager_load (TumblerManager *manager)
+  /* Create a ghash table to insert loaded directory path to avoid duplication */
+  single_path = g_hash_table_new_full (g_file_hash, (GEqualFunc)g_file_equal, g_object_unref, NULL);
+
@@ -1209,0 +1214,8 @@ tumbler_manager_load (TumblerManager *manager)
+      GFile *path;
+      path = g_file_new_for_path(data_dirs[n]);
+
+      if (!g_hash_table_lookup (single_path, path))
+        {
+          /* Save it in the hash table so we can relocate it */
+          g_hash_table_insert (single_path, path, path);
+
@@ -1213,0 +1226,8 @@ tumbler_manager_load (TumblerManager *manager)
+      else /* We have already visited that directory */
+        {
+          g_object_unref(path);
+        }
+    }
+
+  /*destroy the hash table used for loading single pathes */
+  g_hash_table_destroy (single_path);