diff --git a/libs/plugins/function.counter.php b/libs/plugins/function.counter.php
index cf2d6691..5e395422 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/function.counter.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/function.counter.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function smarty_function_counter($params, &$smarty)
         $printval[$name]=$print;
     
     if (!empty($assign)) {
-        $printval[$name] = false;
+        if (!isset($print)) $printval[$name] = false;
         $smarty->assign($assign, $count[$name]);
     }