diff --git a/phpgwapi/templates/idots/sidebox_dhtml.tpl.php b/phpgwapi/templates/idots/sidebox_dhtml.tpl.php
index f2a958cdd5..341e20e8d2 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/templates/idots/sidebox_dhtml.tpl.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/templates/idots/sidebox_dhtml.tpl.php
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 <!-- Savant template - sidebox dhtml -->
+<?php
+// workaround to get rid of the "too much recursion" timeout if other app uses wz_dragdrop too
+// if we moved the DHTML here to the dragdrop class we can remove this workaround
+$GLOBALS['egw_info']['flags']['wz_dragdrop_runonce_SET_DHTML'] = true;
+?>
 <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">SET_DHTML("thesideboxcolumn"+NO_DRAG)</script>
 <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">ADD_DHTML("sideresize"+CURSOR_W_RESIZE+MAXOFFBOTTOM+0+MAXOFFTOP+0+MAXOFFLEFT+1000+MAXOFFRIGHT+1000)</script>
 <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
@@ -18,4 +23,4 @@
    {
 		 xajax_doXMLHTTP("preferences.ajaxpreferences.storeEGWPref","common","idotssideboxwidth",mainbox.w);
    }
-</script>
+</script>
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