diff --git a/CRM/Utils/Recent.php b/CRM/Utils/Recent.php
index 75109d74edf9..b89e775cc1e4 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/Recent.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/Recent.php
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public static function add(
 
     // make sure item is not already present in list
     for ($i = 0; $i < count(self::$_recent); $i++) {
-      if (self::$_recent[$i]['url'] == $url) {
+      if (self::$_recent[$i]['type'] === $type && self::$_recent[$i]['id'] === $id) {
         // delete item from array
         array_splice(self::$_recent, $i, 1);
         break;