diff --git a/src/world/Manager/NaviMgr.cpp b/src/world/Manager/NaviMgr.cpp
index 5462af7f..c3490920 100644
--- a/src/world/Manager/NaviMgr.cpp
+++ b/src/world/Manager/NaviMgr.cpp
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ Sapphire::World::Manager::NaviMgr::NaviMgr( FrameworkPtr pFw ) :
 
 bool Sapphire::World::Manager::NaviMgr::setupTerritory( const std::string& bgPath )
 {
-  std::string bg;
-  auto findPos = bgPath.find_last_of( "/" );
-  if( findPos != std::string::npos )
-    bg = bgPath.substr( findPos + 1 );
+  std::string bg = getBgName( bgPath );
+
+  // check if a provider exists already
+  if( m_naviProviderTerritoryMap.find( bg ) != m_naviProviderTerritoryMap.end() )
+    return true;
 
   auto provider = Navi::make_NaviProvider( bg, m_pFw );
 
@@ -28,13 +29,19 @@ bool Sapphire::World::Manager::NaviMgr::setupTerritory( const std::string& bgPat
 
 Sapphire::World::Navi::NaviProviderPtr Sapphire::World::Manager::NaviMgr::getNaviProvider( const std::string& bgPath )
 {
-  std::string bg;
-  auto findPos = bgPath.find_last_of( "/" );
-  if( findPos != std::string::npos )
-    bg = bgPath.substr( findPos + 1 );
+  std::string bg = getBgName( bgPath );
 
   if( m_naviProviderTerritoryMap.find( bg ) != m_naviProviderTerritoryMap.end() )
     return m_naviProviderTerritoryMap[ bg ];
 
   return nullptr;
 }
+
+std::string Sapphire::World::Manager::NaviMgr::getBgName( const std::string& bgPath )
+{
+  auto findPos = bgPath.find_last_of( "/" );
+  if( findPos != std::string::npos )
+    return bgPath.substr( findPos + 1 );
+
+  return "";
+}
diff --git a/src/world/Manager/NaviMgr.h b/src/world/Manager/NaviMgr.h
index 5a55ab0c..6aeac713 100644
--- a/src/world/Manager/NaviMgr.h
+++ b/src/world/Manager/NaviMgr.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace Sapphire::World::Manager
   private:
     FrameworkPtr m_pFw;
 
+    std::string getBgName( const std::string& bgPath );
+
     std::unordered_map< std::string, Navi::NaviProviderPtr > m_naviProviderTerritoryMap;
   };