diff --git a/ktapi/KTAPIFolder.inc.php b/ktapi/KTAPIFolder.inc.php
index 304facf..2f9239e 100644
--- a/ktapi/KTAPIFolder.inc.php
+++ b/ktapi/KTAPIFolder.inc.php
@@ -144,14 +144,7 @@ class KTAPI_Folder extends KTAPI_FolderItem
 		return (int) $this->folderid;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * This can resolve a folder relative to the current directy by name
-	 *
-	 * @access public
-	 * @param string $foldername
-	 * @return KTAPI_Folder
-	 */
-	function &get_folder_by_name($foldername)
+	function &_get_folder_by_name($foldername, $folderid)
 	{
 		$foldername=trim($foldername);
 		if (empty($foldername))
@@ -161,7 +154,6 @@ class KTAPI_Folder extends KTAPI_FolderItem
 
 		$split = explode('/', $foldername);
 
-		$folderid=$this->folderid;
 		foreach($split as $foldername)
 		{
 			if (empty($foldername))
@@ -180,6 +172,19 @@ class KTAPI_Folder extends KTAPI_FolderItem
 		return KTAPI_Folder::get($this->ktapi, $folderid);
 	}
 
+
+	/**
+	 * This can resolve a folder relative to the current directy by name
+	 *
+	 * @access public
+	 * @param string $foldername
+	 * @return KTAPI_Folder
+	 */
+	function &get_folder_by_name($foldername)
+	{
+		return KTAPI_Folder::_get_folder_by_name($foldername, $this->folderid);
+	}
+
 	function get_full_path()
 	{
 		$path = $this->folder->getFullPath() . '/' . $this->folder->getName();
diff --git a/ktapi/ktapi.inc.php b/ktapi/ktapi.inc.php
index 3e3dc9f..7db055f 100644
--- a/ktapi/ktapi.inc.php
+++ b/ktapi/ktapi.inc.php
@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ class KTAPI
 		return KTAPI_Folder::get($this, $folderid);
 	}
 
+	function &get_folder_by_name($foldername)
+	{
+		return KTAPI_Folder::_get_folder_by_name($foldername, 1);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * This returns a refererence to a document based on document id.
 	 *
@@ -575,7 +580,7 @@ class KTAPI
 		}
 		return $results;
 	}
-	
+
 
 }