diff --git a/core/templates/layout.public.php b/core/templates/layout.public.php
index 9512ca8ebe42c..42f4ab735833a 100644
--- a/core/templates/layout.public.php
+++ b/core/templates/layout.public.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<meta charset="utf-8">
 	<title>
 	<?php
-				p(!empty($_['pageTitle']) && $_['pageTitle'] !== $_['application'] ? $_['pageTitle'] . ' - ' : '');
+				p(!empty($_['pageTitle']) && (empty($_['application']) || $_['pageTitle'] !== $_['application']) ? $_['pageTitle'] . ' - ' : '');
 p(!empty($_['application']) ? $_['application'] . ' - ' : '');
 p($theme->getTitle());
 ?>
diff --git a/core/templates/layout.user.php b/core/templates/layout.user.php
index 80f8459666bad..2998727ee8d0a 100644
--- a/core/templates/layout.user.php
+++ b/core/templates/layout.user.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 		<meta charset="utf-8">
 		<title>
 			<?php
-				p(!empty($_['pageTitle']) && $_['pageTitle'] !== $_['application'] ? $_['pageTitle'] . ' - ' : '');
+				p(!empty($_['pageTitle']) && (empty($_['application']) || $_['pageTitle'] !== $_['application']) ? $_['pageTitle'] . ' - ' : '');
 p(!empty($_['application']) ? $_['application'] . ' - ' : '');
 p($theme->getTitle());
 ?>