diff --git a/hansel.actions.inc b/hansel.actions.inc
index d014cb51a70f3aedaecb546c39f16d06c5cae469..567050e9df4b0a06b0ac87c8fea785c9ea9be122 100644
--- a/hansel.actions.inc
+++ b/hansel.actions.inc
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ function hansel_action_add_parents_get_crumbs($arguments) {
   }
   
   $crumbs = array();
-  $parent_paths = array();
+  $parent_hashes = array();
   
   $modules = module_implements('hansel_get_parent');
   
@@ -216,11 +216,17 @@ function hansel_action_add_parents_get_crumbs($arguments) {
     foreach ($modules as $module) {
       $hook = "{$module}_hansel_get_parent";
       if ($parent = $hook($path)) {
-        if (in_array($parent['path'], $parent_paths)) {
+        // Create a hash to check recursion. The reason that we do not simply
+        // check the paths is that the site structure may not be hierarchical.
+        // There could be a parent item with the same path. This is often used
+        // in cases where a top level item item has the same link as its first
+        // child item.
+        $hash = crc32($parent['path'] . $parent['title']);
+        if (in_array($hash, $parent_hashes)) {
           // We are in recursion.
           break(2);
         }
-        $parent_paths[] = $parent['path'];
+        $parent_hashes[] = $hash;
         array_unshift($crumbs, array(
           'title' => $parent['title'],
           'href' => $parent['path'],