diff --git a/dups.py b/dups.py
index 9f153a3..d8efcb9 100644
--- a/dups.py
+++ b/dups.py
@@ -251,7 +251,11 @@ class Duplicates:
                 if self.AddDupPath( hash ):
                     self.total_dups += 2
                 else:
-                    self.total_dups += 1
+                    # okay, if we are here, this path combo is also in an IP <-> SP combo.
+                    # IF, this dup we tried to add was in SP<->SP, then there
+                    # is another dup to count, if its IP<->IP (as we append these to the del list), then nothing further to count
+                    if self.InStoragePath(self.dups_to_process[hash][0].d):
+                        self.total_dups += 1
         return
 
     # quick debugger to see the data in the data structure