diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 86deb7f0..cd854750 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ===== trunk  =====
+12.7.2013
+- bugfix Do not remove '//' from file path at normalization (Issue 142)
+
 2.7.2013
 - bugfix trimwhitespace would replace captured items in wrong order (forum topic 24387)
+
 ===== Smarty-3.1.14 =====
 27.06.2013
 - bugfix removed PHP 5.5 deprecated preg_replace /e option in modifier capitalize (forum topic 24389)
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_resource.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_resource.php
index 0a563dfc..0a5efdbc 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_resource.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_resource.php
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ abstract class Smarty_Resource {
         $offset = 0;
         
         // resolve simples
-        $_path = preg_replace('#(/\./(\./)*)|/{2,}#', '/', $_path);
+        $_path = preg_replace('#/\./(\./)*#', '/', $_path);
         // resolve parents
         while (true) {
             $_parent = strpos($_path, '/../', $offset);