diff --git a/src/webui/static/app/tvheadend.js b/src/webui/static/app/tvheadend.js
index 4a7bfc46..7b98b36e 100644
--- a/src/webui/static/app/tvheadend.js
+++ b/src/webui/static/app/tvheadend.js
@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@ function accessUpdate(o) {
 	tvheadend.rootTabPanel.add(tvheadend.confpanel);
     }
 
-    tvheadend.aboutPanel = new Ext.Panel({
-	border: false,
-	layout:'fit', 
-	title:'About',
-	autoLoad: 'about.html'
-    });
-
-    tvheadend.rootTabPanel.add(tvheadend.aboutPanel);
-    
+    if(tvheadend.aboutPanel == null) {
+	tvheadend.aboutPanel = new Ext.Panel({
+	    border: false,
+	    layout:'fit', 
+	    title:'About',
+	    autoLoad: 'about.html'
+	});
+	tvheadend.rootTabPanel.add(tvheadend.aboutPanel);
+    }
 
     tvheadend.rootTabPanel.doLayout();
 }