diff --git a/src/rougail/annotator/variable.py b/src/rougail/annotator/variable.py
index d8d1d60f4..c9cb8ecc9 100644
--- a/src/rougail/annotator/variable.py
+++ b/src/rougail/annotator/variable.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class Annotator(Walk):  # pylint: disable=R0903
                 #else:
                 #    variable.type = "string"
             # let's update the "multi" attribute in the tiramisu cache then
-            if variable.multi == True:
+            if variable.multi is True and variable.path not in self.objectspace.multis:
                 self.objectspace.multis[variable.path] = True
 
     def _convert_variable(