diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewPart.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewPart.java
index 672a41955f2..05bd303638f 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewPart.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/internal/ui/view/SystemViewPart.java
@@ -1525,7 +1525,8 @@ public class SystemViewPart
 		protected IStatus doSelect(IProgressMonitor monitor)
 		{
 			Vector v = new Vector();
-			for (int i = 0; i < _remoteObjectsToSelect.size(); i++){
+			int MAX_SELECT = 1;
+			for (int i = 0; i < _remoteObjectsToSelect.size() && i < MAX_SELECT; i++){
 
 				Object object = _remoteObjectsToSelect.get(i);
 				if (object instanceof RemoteObject)