diff --git a/templates/default/admin/media_pane.tpl b/templates/default/admin/media_pane.tpl
index 152c520f..4bec9d3d 100644
--- a/templates/default/admin/media_pane.tpl
+++ b/templates/default/admin/media_pane.tpl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             <td><select name="serendipity[only_path]">
                     <option value="">{if NOT $media.limit_path}{$CONST.ALL_DIRECTORIES}{else}{$media.blimit_path}{/if}</option>
                     {foreach from=$media.paths item="folder"}
-                    <option {if ($media.only_path == $media.limit_path|cat:$folder.relpath)}selected="selected"{/if} value="{$folder.relpath}">{'&nbsp;'|str_repeat:$folder.depth*2}{$folder.name}</option>
+                    <option {if ($media.only_path == $media.limit_path|cat:$folder.relpath)}selected="selected"{/if} value="{$folder.relpath}">{'&nbsp;'|str_repeat:($folder.depth*2)}{$folder.name}</option>
                     {/foreach}
                 </select>
             </td>
diff --git a/templates/default/admin/media_upload.tpl b/templates/default/admin/media_upload.tpl
index 883d795b..69e4d92d 100644
--- a/templates/default/admin/media_upload.tpl
+++ b/templates/default/admin/media_upload.tpl
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ function fillInput(source, target) {ldelim}
                 <td><select id="target_directory_1" name="serendipity[target_directory][1]">
                     <option value="">{$CONST.BASE_DIRECTORY}</option>
                     {foreach from=$media.folders item="folder"}
-                    <option {if $media.only_path == $folder.relpath}selected="selected"{/if} value="{$folder.relpath}">{'&nbsp;'|@str_repeat:$folder.depth*2} {$folder.name}</option>
+                    <option {if $media.only_path == $folder.relpath}selected="selected"{/if} value="{$folder.relpath}">{'&nbsp;'|str_repeat:($folder.depth*2)}{$folder.name}</option>
                     {/foreach}
                     </select>
                 </td>