diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php
index 3df97520d..89871f14f 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlaylistController.php
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 			unset($this->view->pl);
         }
 
+        $this->view->pl_id = $pl_id;
         $this->view->fieldset = $form;
         $this->view->form = $this->view->render('playlist/new.phtml');
     }
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ class PlaylistController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 		$pl = $this->getPlaylist();
 
 		$this->view->pl = $pl;
+		$this->view->pl_id = $pl->getId();
 		$this->view->html = $this->view->render('playlist/index.phtml');
 		unset($this->view->pl);
     }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/library.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/library.js
index 044ef0ab8..a748f7eb6 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/library.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/library.js
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ function deletePlaylist(json) {
 	deleteItem("pl", json.id);
 
 	// display noOpenPL on the left window
-	noOpenPL(json);
+	if( currentlyOpenedSplId == json.id){
+		noOpenPL(json);
+	}
 }
 //end callbacks called by jjmenu
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js
index fc65acf96..44bde2327 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/library/spl.js
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ function createPlaylistMetaForm(json) {
 	$("#side_playlist")
 		.empty()
 		.append(form);
+	
+	currentlyOpenedSplId = json.pl_id;
 }
 
 function newSPL() {
@@ -401,6 +403,8 @@ function openDiffSPL(json) {
 	$("#side_playlist")
 		.empty()
 		.append(json.html);
+	
+	currentlyOpenedSplId = json.pl_id;
 
 		setUpSPL();
 }
@@ -512,5 +516,6 @@ function setUpSPL() {
 }
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
+	var currentlyOpenedSplId;
 	setUpSPL();
 });