diff --git a/admin/inc/class.bocategories.inc.php b/admin/inc/class.bocategories.inc.php
index b328f53fd9..75c29bc11c 100644
--- a/admin/inc/class.bocategories.inc.php
+++ b/admin/inc/class.bocategories.inc.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 		{
 			$data['type']   = $data['type'] ? $data['type'] : '';
 			$data['cat_id'] = $data['cat_id'] ? $data['cat_id'] : '';
-			return $this->cats->exists($data['type'],$data['cat_name'],$data['cat_id']);
+			return $this->cats->exists($data['type'],$data['cat_name'],$data['type'] == 'subs' ? 0 : $data['cat_id'],$data['type'] != 'subs' ? 0 : $data['cat_id']);
 		}
 
 		function formatted_list($data)
diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php
index 59d764bede..f3402c219d 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.categories.inc.php
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@
 			{
 				$where['cat_id'] = $cat_id;
 			}
-			if ($parent) $where['cat_parent'] = $cat_parent;
+			if ($parent) $where['cat_parent'] = $parent;
 
 			$this->db->select($this->table,'cat_id',$where,__LINE__,__FILE__);