diff --git a/hansel.module b/hansel.module
index ebbd942f935ce412bb531355a1a226f621937c39..1b3ed0d3e7adca4f7a8ea14d72b604ad251dbbb0 100644
--- a/hansel.module
+++ b/hansel.module
@@ -454,13 +454,18 @@ function hansel_get_config() {
  * @param bool $keep_last_item
  *   Force this function to keep the last item, even when the settings are set
  *   to hide it. This is used for the alias token.
+ * @param array $flags
+ *   Breadcrumb actions and switches can act differently upon the given flags.
  * @return mixed
  *   Array with breadcrumbs or FALSE (means: leave with restore option).
  */
-function hansel_get_breadcrumbs($test = FALSE, $plaintext = FALSE, $keep_last_item = FALSE) {
+function hansel_get_breadcrumbs($test = FALSE, $plaintext = FALSE, $keep_last_item = FALSE, $flags = array()) {
+  global $_hansel_flags;
+  $_hansel_flags = $flags;
+  
   $config = hansel_get_config();
   extract($config);
-
+  
   if (!$start_rid) {
     !$test or _hansel_test_message(t('No rule found with name "start" on the top level'));
     return FALSE;
@@ -771,11 +776,11 @@ function hansel_cache_set($cid, $data) {
  */
 function hansel_tokens($type, $tokens, $data = array(), $options = array()) {
   global $_hansel_test_path;
-  
+
   if (!in_array($type, array('node', 'taxonomy_term', 'user'))) {
     return array();
   }
-  
+
   switch ($type) {
     case 'node':
       $object = $data['node'];
@@ -795,8 +800,8 @@ function hansel_tokens($type, $tokens, $data = array(), $options = array()) {
     default:
       return array();
   }
-  
-  $path = hansel_get_breadcrumbs(FALSE, TRUE, TRUE);
+
+  $path = hansel_get_breadcrumbs(FALSE, TRUE, TRUE, array('alias'));
   if (is_array($path)) {
     $path = $path['breadcrumb'];
   }