diff --git a/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-categories.php b/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-categories.php
index ed84193a..5d698e63 100644
--- a/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-categories.php
+++ b/includes/widgets/class-geodir-widget-categories.php
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ public static function categories_output( $params ) {
 					}
 				}
 
-				$parent_category = ( $is_category && $cat_filter && $cpt == $current_posttype ) ? $current_term_id : 0;
+				$parent_category = ( $is_category && !$cat_filter && $cpt == $current_posttype ) ? $current_term_id : 0;
 				$cat_taxonomy    = $cpt . 'category';
 				$skip_childs     = false;