diff --git a/lib/base/pager/pager.class.php b/lib/base/pager/pager.class.php
index 2eab1df5c3..1990ddc86d 100644
--- a/lib/base/pager/pager.class.php
+++ b/lib/base/pager/pager.class.php
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class basePager
         /* Set the cookie name. */
         $this->pageCookie = 'pager' . ucfirst($this->app->getModuleName()) . ucfirst($this->app->getMethodName());
 
-        if(isset($_COOKIE[$this->pageCookie])) $recPerPage = $_COOKIE[$this->pageCookie];
+        if(!$recPerPage && isset($_COOKIE[$this->pageCookie])) $recPerPage = $_COOKIE[$this->pageCookie];
         $this->recPerPage = ($recPerPage > 0) ? $recPerPage : PAGER::DEFAULT_REC_PER_PAGE;
     }