diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Steamworks.NET/SteamManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Steamworks.NET/SteamManager.cs
index 3a462c5..cd1d77c 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Steamworks.NET/SteamManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Steamworks.NET/SteamManager.cs
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ protected virtual void Awake() {
 			throw new System.Exception("Tried to Initialize the SteamAPI twice in one session!");
 		}
 
-		// We want our SteamManager Instance to persist across scenes.
-		DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
+		if (transform.parent == null) {
+			// We want our SteamManager Instance to persist across scenes.
+			DontDestroyOnLoad(gameObject);
+		}
 
 		if (!Packsize.Test()) {
 			Debug.LogError("[Steamworks.NET] Packsize Test returned false, the wrong version of Steamworks.NET is being run in this platform.", this);