diff --git a/app/gateways/gateway_edit.php b/app/gateways/gateway_edit.php
index de4cf857a7..92ac5d4ef4 100644
--- a/app/gateways/gateway_edit.php
+++ b/app/gateways/gateway_edit.php
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@
 	unset($sql);
 
 //set defaults
+	if (empty($gateway_uuid)) { $gateway_uuid = ""; }
 	if (empty($enabled)) { $enabled = "true"; }
 	if (empty($register)) { $register = "true"; }
 	if (empty($retry_seconds)) { $retry_seconds = "30"; }