--- loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2017/09/04 23:47:22	1.477
+++ loncom/interface/lonmenu.pm	2017/09/09 21:30:12	1.478
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Routines to control the menu
 #
-# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.477 2017/09/04 23:47:22 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmenu.pm,v 1.478 2017/09/09 21:30:12 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -665,7 +665,8 @@ sub innerregister {
             my $maptitle = &Apache::lonnet::gettitle($mapurl);
             my $restitle = &Apache::lonnet::gettitle($symb);
             my (@crumbs,@mapcrumbs);
-            if (($env{'request.noversionuri'} ne '/adm/navmaps') && ($mapurl ne '')) {
+            if (($env{'request.noversionuri'} ne '/adm/navmaps') && ($mapurl ne '') &&
+                (!(($crstype eq 'Placement') && !$env{'request.role.adv'}))) {
                 $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
                 if (ref($navmap)) {
                     @mapcrumbs = $navmap->recursed_crumbs($mapurl);
@@ -681,7 +682,7 @@ sub innerregister {
             if ($mapurl ne $env{'course.'.$env{'request.course.id'}.'.url'}) { 
                 if (@mapcrumbs) {
                     push(@crumbs,@mapcrumbs);
-                } else {
+                } elsif (!(($crstype eq 'Placement') && (!$env{'request.role.adv'}))) {
                     push(@crumbs, {text  => '...',
                                    no_mt => 1});
                 }