diff --git a/code/web/private_php/ams/autoload/helpers.php b/code/web/private_php/ams/autoload/helpers.php
index ba329830b..a66511820 100644
--- a/code/web/private_php/ams/autoload/helpers.php
+++ b/code/web/private_php/ams/autoload/helpers.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Helpers {
         $smarty -> caching = false;
          $smarty -> cache_lifetime = 300;
 
-		$smarty->setPluginsDir($AMS_PLUGINS);
+		$smarty->addPluginsDir($AMS_PLUGINS);
 
 		if (function_exists('apc_cache_info')) {
 			// production