diff --git a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
index 97eaa3d..7bf2ab4 100644
--- a/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
+++ b/openbr/openbr_plugin.cpp
@@ -452,10 +452,12 @@ TemplateList TemplateList::fromGallery(const br::File &gallery)
                         // of target images to every partition
                         newTemplates[i].file.set("Partition", -1);
                     } else {
-                        // Direct use of "Label" is not general -cao
-                        const QByteArray md5 = QCryptographicHash::hash(newTemplates[i].file.get<QString>("Label").toLatin1(), QCryptographicHash::Md5);
-                        // Select the right 8 hex characters so that it can be represented as a 64 bit integer without overflow
-                        newTemplates[i].file.set("Partition", md5.toHex().right(8).toULongLong(0, 16) % crossValidate);
+                        if (!newTemplates[i].file.contains(("Partition"))) {
+                            // Direct use of "Label" is not general -cao
+                            const QByteArray md5 = QCryptographicHash::hash(newTemplates[i].file.get<QString>("Label").toLatin1(), QCryptographicHash::Md5);
+                            // Select the right 8 hex characters so that it can be represented as a 64 bit integer without overflow
+                            newTemplates[i].file.set("Partition", md5.toHex().right(8).toULongLong(0, 16) % crossValidate);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }