diff --git a/classes/Tools.php b/classes/Tools.php
index 3419adb02..b408ef35a 100644
--- a/classes/Tools.php
+++ b/classes/Tools.php
@@ -1614,7 +1614,8 @@ class ToolsCore
 				if ($uri['virtual'])
 				{
 					fwrite($write_fd, 'RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^'.$domain.'$'."\n");
-					fwrite($write_fd, 'RewriteRule ^'.trim($uri['virtual'], '/').'/?$ '.$uri['physical'].$uri['virtual']."index.php [L,R]\n");
+					if (!$rewrite_settings)
+						fwrite($write_fd, 'RewriteRule ^'.trim($uri['virtual'], '/').'/?$ '.$uri['physical'].$uri['virtual']."index.php [L,R]\n");
 					fwrite($write_fd, 'RewriteRule ^'.ltrim($uri['virtual'], '/').'(.*) '.$uri['physical']."$1 [L]\n\n");
 				}