diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/orbitdesktop.js b/app/assets/javascripts/orbitdesktop.js
index f66eacb4e..ee3904414 100755
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/orbitdesktop.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/orbitdesktop.js
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ var orbitDesktop = function(dom){
     
     $('body').on({
       click: function(){
-        o.sub_menu_item($(this));
+        if(!$(this).hasClass('active')){
+          o.sub_menu_item($(this));
+        }
         return false;
       },
       mouseenter: function(){
@@ -261,7 +263,6 @@ var orbitDesktop = function(dom){
     }
   }
   this.sub_menu_item = function(dom){
-      if(!dom.hasClass('active')){
           var sub_data_method = dom.attr('callback-method');
           if(sub_data_method){
             $("div[container=true]").load(dom.attr("href"),function(){
@@ -278,7 +279,6 @@ var orbitDesktop = function(dom){
           }
           $('*[content-type=menu] a').removeClass('thmc1 thmtxt active');
           dom.addClass('thmc1 thmtxt active');
-        }
     }
 
   this.initializeDesktop = function(target,url,cache){ //this is for initializing main desktops that are sections and tiles