diff --git a/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/unl_nav.php b/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/unl_nav.php
index c204a7c1fddfbcbc92d6ff4a0223d463d20fddce..58448834d916f523a24393243572fee8d180913f 100644
--- a/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/unl_nav.php
+++ b/unl_theme/views/default/page_elements/unl_nav.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	function setSelectedTab($linkPath) 
 	{
 		if(stristr($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'], $linkPath)){
-			echo ' class="selected"';
+			return ' class="selected"';
 		}
 	}
 ?>
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <li>
         <a href="<?php echo $_SESSION['user']->getURL(); ?>" ><span style="background:url('<?php echo $_SESSION['user']->getIcon('topbar'); ?>') no-repeat; padding-left:20px;">Profile</span></a>
     </li>
-    <li <?php setSelectedTab('pg/dashboard/');?>>
+    <li <?php echo setSelectedTab('pg/dashboard/');?>>
         <a href="<?php echo $vars['url']; ?>pg/dashboard/"><span><?php echo elgg_echo('dashboard'); ?></span></a>
 	</li>
 <?php
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
 			ksort($alphamenu);
 			
 			foreach($alphamenu as $item) {
-				//$requestURI = explode($vars['url'], $item->value);
-				//$selectedTab = setSelectedTab($requestURI[1]);
-				echo "<li><a href=\"{$item->value}\"><span>" . $item->name . "</span></a></li>";
+				$requestURI = explode($vars['url'], $item->value);
+				$selectedTab = setSelectedTab($requestURI[1]);
+				echo "<li" . setSelectedTab($requestURI[1]) . "><a href=\"{$item->value}\"><span>" . $item->name . "</span></a></li>";
 			}
 		}
 ?>