diff --git a/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml b/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
index 58e791edf..fd7404b87 100644
--- a/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
+++ b/containment/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Item {
         var tHIndex = -1;
 
         if(!root.latteApplet || Math.abs(root.latteAppletPos-index)>1 || !root.hasInternalSeparator
-                || (root.hasInternalSeparator
+                || (root.latteApplet && root.hasInternalSeparator
                     && ((root.latteApplet.internalSeparatorPos>0 && root.latteApplet.internalSeparatorPos<root.tasksCount-1)
                         || (root.latteApplet.internalSeparatorPos===0 && index>root.latteAppletPos)
                         || (root.latteApplet.internalSeparatorPos===root.tasksCount-1 && index<root.latteAppletPos)))
diff --git a/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml b/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml
index e13420fd6..7c8d0a1ae 100644
--- a/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml
+++ b/containment/package/contents/ui/main.qml
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ DragDrop.DropArea {
     property bool smartLaunchersEnabled: plasmoid.configuration.smartLaunchersEnabled
     property bool threeColorsWindows: plasmoid.configuration.threeColorsWindows
 
-    property int latteInternalSeparatorPos: latteApplet ? latteApplet.internalSeparatorPos : -1
+    readonly property int latteInternalSeparatorPos: latteApplet ? latteApplet.internalSeparatorPos : -1
+    readonly property bool hasInternalSeparator: latteApplet ? latteApplet.hasInternalSeparator : false
     property int latteAppletHoveredIndex: latteApplet ? latteApplet.hoveredIndex : -1
     property int tasksCount: latteApplet ? latteApplet.tasksCount : 0
 
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
index e988147d3..5c2699d8e 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/ParabolicManager.qml
@@ -28,9 +28,16 @@ import QtQuick 2.0
 Item {
     id: parManager
 
-    readonly property bool hasInternalSeparator: internalSeparatorPos > -1
+    property bool hasInternalSeparator: false
     property int internalSeparatorPos: -1
 
+    onInternalSeparatorPosChanged: {
+        if (internalSeparatorPos>-1)
+            hasInternalSeparator = true;
+        else
+            hasInternalSeparator = false;
+    }
+
     //!this is used in order to update the index when the signal is for applets
     //!outside the latte plasmoid
     function updateIdSendScale(index, zScale, zStep){
diff --git a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskDelegate.qml b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskDelegate.qml
index d0b473b65..52d0cff4a 100644
--- a/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskDelegate.qml
+++ b/plasmoid/package/contents/ui/task/TaskDelegate.qml
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ MouseArea{
 
             property bool neighbourSeparator: false
             //in case there is a neighbour separator
-            property int separatorSpace: (parabolicManager.hasInternalSeparator
+            property int separatorSpace: (parabolicManager.internalSeparatorPos !== -1
                                           && parabolicManager.internalSeparatorPos === index-1)
                                          || neighbourSeparator ? (2+root.iconMargin/2) : 0
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ MouseArea{
 
             property bool neighbourSeparator: false
             //in case there is a neighbour separator
-            property int separatorSpace: (parabolicManager.hasInternalSeparator
+            property int separatorSpace: (parabolicManager.internalSeparatorPos !== -1
                                           && parabolicManager.internalSeparatorPos === index+1)
                                          || neighbourSeparator ? (2+root.iconMargin/2) : 0