diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index c90ca219..ca757ccf 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 ===== trunk  =====
+27.11.2012
+- bugfix wrong variable usage in smarty_internal_utility.php (Issue #125)
+
 26.11.2012
 - bugfix global variable assigned within template function are not seen after template function exit (Forum Topic 23800) 
 
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
index e169653f..f19ca01f 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_utility.php
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Utility {
             $_compileDirs = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($_dir);
             $_compile = new RecursiveIteratorIterator($_compileDirs);
             foreach ($_compile as $_fileinfo) {
-                if (substr(basename($_file->getPathname()),0,1) == '.' || strpos($_fileinfo, '.svn') !== false) continue;
                 $_file = $_fileinfo->getFilename();
+                if (substr(basename($_fileinfo->getPathname()),0,1) == '.' || strpos($_file, '.svn') !== false) continue;
                 if (!substr_compare($_file, $extention, - strlen($extention)) == 0) continue;
                 if ($_fileinfo->getPath() == substr($_dir, 0, -1)) {
                    $_template_file = $_file;
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Utility {
             $_compileDirs = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator($_dir);
             $_compile = new RecursiveIteratorIterator($_compileDirs);
             foreach ($_compile as $_fileinfo) {
-                if (substr(basename($_fileinfo->getPathname()),0,1) == '.' || strpos($_fileinfo, '.svn') !== false) continue;
                 $_file = $_fileinfo->getFilename();
+                if (substr(basename($_fileinfo->getPathname()),0,1) == '.' || strpos($_file, '.svn') !== false) continue;
                 if (!substr_compare($_file, $extention, - strlen($extention)) == 0) continue;
                 if ($_fileinfo->getPath() == substr($_dir, 0, -1)) {
                     $_config_file = $_file;