diff --git a/src/auto4_base.cpp b/src/auto4_base.cpp
index ff9615c90a..e12f2ef928 100644
--- a/src/auto4_base.cpp
+++ b/src/auto4_base.cpp
@@ -316,11 +316,14 @@ namespace Automation4 {
 
 		std::vector<std::future<std::unique_ptr<Script>>> script_futures;
 
-		auto path_it = agi::Split(path, '|');
-		for (auto tok : std::set<agi::StringRange>(begin(path_it), end(path_it))) {
+		std::set<agi::fs::path> dirnames;
+		for (auto tok : agi::Split(path, '|')) {
 			auto dirname = config::path->Decode(agi::str(tok));
 			if (!agi::fs::DirectoryExists(dirname)) continue;
 
+			if (dirnames.count(dirname)) continue;
+			dirnames.insert(dirname);
+
 			for (auto filename : agi::fs::DirectoryIterator(dirname, "*.*"))
 				script_futures.emplace_back(std::async(std::launch::async, [=] {
 					return ScriptFactory::CreateFromFile(dirname/filename, false, false);