diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
index 0366e875..43b8b4dd 100644
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.navigation.js
@@ -727,6 +727,14 @@
 			transition = $.mobile.urlHistory.stack.length === 0 ? false : undefined,
 			back , forward, newActiveIndex;
 
+		//if listening is disabled (either globally or temporarily), or it's a dialog hash
+		if( !$.mobile.hashListeningEnabled || !urlHistory.ignoreNextHashChange ){
+			if( !urlHistory.ignoreNextHashChange ){
+				urlHistory.ignoreNextHashChange = true;
+			}
+
+			return;
+		}
 
 		// special case for dialogs requires heading back or forward until we find a non dialog page
 		if( urlHistory.stack.length > 1 &&
@@ -744,15 +752,6 @@
 			return;
 		}
 
-		//if listening is disabled (either globally or temporarily), or it's a dialog hash
-		if( !$.mobile.hashListeningEnabled || !urlHistory.ignoreNextHashChange ){
-			if( !urlHistory.ignoreNextHashChange ){
-				urlHistory.ignoreNextHashChange = true;
-			}
-
-			return;
-		}
-
 		//if to is defined, load it
 		if ( to ){
 			$.mobile.changePage( to, transition, undefined, false, true );