diff --git a/e107_plugins/forum/forum.php b/e107_plugins/forum/forum.php
index bbcf77c74..c90123751 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/forum/forum.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/forum/forum.php
@@ -157,11 +157,16 @@ class forum_front
 			}
 
 			$FORUM_MAIN_START = $FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['start'];
-			$FORUM_MAIN_PARENT = $FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['parent'];
+			$FORUM_MAIN_PARENT = varset($FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['parent']);
 			$FORUM_MAIN_PARENT_END = varset($FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['parent_end']);
 			$FORUM_MAIN_FORUM = $FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['forum'];
 			$FORUM_MAIN_END = $FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['end'];
 
+			if(isset($FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['parent_start']))
+			{
+				$FORUM_MAIN_PARENT = $FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['parent_start'];
+			}
+
 			$FORUM_NEWPOSTS_START = $FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['start']; // $FORUM_TEMPLATE['new-start'];
 			$FORUM_NEWPOSTS_MAIN = $FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['forum']; // $FORUM_TEMPLATE['new-main'];
 			$FORUM_NEWPOSTS_END = $FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['end']; // $FORUM_TEMPLATE['new-end'];
diff --git a/e107_plugins/forum/templates/forum_template.php b/e107_plugins/forum/templates/forum_template.php
index 9bb0c18e8..61b79d113 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/forum/templates/forum_template.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/forum/templates/forum_template.php
@@ -120,13 +120,14 @@ $FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['start']			= "{FORUM_BREADCRUMB}
 											<th colspan='5'>{FORUMTITLE}</th>
 											</tr>";
 
-$FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['parent']			= 	"<tr class='forum-parent'>
+$FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['parent_start']			= 	"<tr class='forum-parent'>
 											<th colspan='2'>{PARENTIMAGE:h=50}{PARENTNAME} {PARENTSTATUS}</th>
 											<th class='hidden-xs text-center'>".LAN_FORUM_0003."</th>
 											<th class='text-center'>".LAN_FORUM_0002."</th>
 											<th class='hidden-xs text-center'>".LAN_FORUM_0004."</th>
 											</tr>";
 
+$FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['parent_end']	    = '';
 
 
 $FORUM_TEMPLATE['main']['forum']			= 	"<tr>