diff --git a/taxonomy_manager.admin.inc b/taxonomy_manager.admin.inc
index d768cc9..ac63372 100644
--- a/taxonomy_manager.admin.inc
+++ b/taxonomy_manager.admin.inc
@@ -1747,29 +1747,38 @@ function taxonomy_manager_term_data_form_submit_parents_add($form, &$form_state)
   $parent_names = $term_data['parents']['op']['add'];
 
   $typed_terms = taxonomy_manager_autocomplete_tags_get_tids($parent_names, $term->vid, TRUE); //insert terms
+  foreach ($typed_terms as $parent_info) {
+    $new_tid = $parent_info['tid'];
+  }
 
   if (!isset($term->parent)) {
     $term->parent = array();
   }
 
-  foreach ($typed_terms as $parent_info) {
-    $term->parent[] = $parent_info['tid'];
+  // get the current parents first
+  $flag = FALSE;
+  $current_parents = taxonomy_get_parents($term->tid);
+  foreach ($current_parents as $key => $value) {
+    $term->parent[] = $key;
+    if ($key == $new_tid) {
+      $flag = TRUE;
+    }
   }
 
-  //remove root level entry
-  db_delete('taxonomy_term_hierarchy')
-    ->condition('tid', $term->tid)
-    ->condition('parent', 0)
-    ->execute();
-
-  taxonomy_term_save($term); //executes hooks and clears caches
-  taxonomy_manager_update_voc($term->vid, taxonomy_get_parents($term->tid)); // update hierarchy settings, if necessary
-  drupal_set_message(t('Updated hierarchy'));
-  $form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
-  form_set_value(array('#parents' => array('tree-update')), array('update' => TRUE), $form_state);
+  // Add on the new parent if it did not already exist.
+  if (!$flag) {
+    $term->parent[] = $new_tid;
+    taxonomy_term_save($term); //executes hooks and clears caches
+    taxonomy_manager_update_voc($term->vid, taxonomy_get_parents($term->tid)); // update hierarchy settings, if necessary
+    drupal_set_message(t('Updated hierarchy'));
+    $form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
+    form_set_value(array('#parents' => array('tree-update')), array('update' => TRUE), $form_state);
+  }
+  else {
+    form_set_error('parents][op][add', t("Parent already exists."));
+  }
 }
 
-
 function taxonomy_manager_term_data_form_validate_parents_remove($form, &$form_state) {
   $splits = explode('][', $form_state['triggering_element']['#name']);
   if (count($splits) == 3 && is_numeric($splits[1])) {