diff --git a/plugins/space.inc b/plugins/space.inc
index 21ca368..3f26cf3 100644
--- a/plugins/space.inc
+++ b/plugins/space.inc
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class space {
    * the spaces bootstrap.
    */
   function activate() {
+    if (($current_space = spaces_get_space()) && $current_space->id == $this->id && $current_space->type == $this->type) {
+      return TRUE;
+    }
     $this->active = TRUE;
     $this->init_overrides();
     return TRUE;