diff --git a/plugins/portlet/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/portlet/result/PortletResult.java b/plugins/portlet/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/portlet/result/PortletResult.java
index 1b8eb2e4b..1be221a18 100644
--- a/plugins/portlet/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/portlet/result/PortletResult.java
+++ b/plugins/portlet/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/portlet/result/PortletResult.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public class PortletResult extends StrutsResultSupport implements PortletActionC
 			// View is rendered outside an action...uh oh...
             String namespace = invocation.getProxy().getNamespace();
             if ( namespace != null && namespace.length() > 0 && !namespace.endsWith("/")) {
-                namespace += namespace + "/";
+                namespace += "/";
                 
             }
             res.setRenderParameter(ACTION_PARAM, namespace + "renderDirect");
diff --git a/plugins/portlet/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/portlet/result/PortletVelocityResult.java b/plugins/portlet/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/portlet/result/PortletVelocityResult.java
index 3a08432d6..2a35d2727 100644
--- a/plugins/portlet/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/portlet/result/PortletVelocityResult.java
+++ b/plugins/portlet/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/portlet/result/PortletVelocityResult.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class PortletVelocityResult extends StrutsResultSupport {
         // View is rendered outside an action...uh oh...
         String namespace = invocation.getProxy().getNamespace();
         if ( namespace != null && namespace.length() > 0 && !namespace.endsWith("/")) {
-            namespace += namespace + "/";
+            namespace += "/";
 
         }
         res.setRenderParameter(PortletActionConstants.ACTION_PARAM, namespace + "freemarkerDirect");