diff --git a/resources/footer.php b/resources/footer.php
index 06cfbc9d3e..841badc98d 100644
--- a/resources/footer.php
+++ b/resources/footer.php
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
 								}
 					}
 				}
+
 			//pre-process some settings
 				$settings['theme']['favicon'] = $settings['theme']['favicon'] != '' ? $settings['theme']['favicon'] : PROJECT_PATH.'/themes/default/favicon.ico';
 				$settings['theme']['font_loader_version'] = $settings['theme']['font_loader_version'] != '' ? urlencode($settings['theme']['font_loader_version']) : '1';
@@ -151,8 +152,10 @@
 				$settings['theme']['menu_side_toggle_hover_delay_contract'] = is_numeric($settings['theme']['menu_side_toggle_hover_delay_contract']) ? $settings['theme']['menu_side_toggle_hover_delay_contract'] : '1000';
 				$settings['theme']['menu_style'] = $settings['theme']['menu_style'] != '' ? $settings['theme']['menu_style'] : 'fixed';
 				$settings['theme']['menu_position'] = $settings['theme']['menu_position'] != '' ? $settings['theme']['menu_position'] : 'top';
-				$settings['theme']['footer'] = $settings['theme']['footer'] != '' ? $settings['theme']['footer'] : '&copy; '.$text['theme-label-copyright'].' 2008 - '.date('Y')." <a href='http://www.fusionpbx.com' class='footer' target='_blank'>fusionpbx.com</a> ".$text['theme-label-all_rights_reserved'];
-			$view->assign('settings', $settings);
+				$settings['theme']['footer'] = isset($settings['theme']['footer']) ? $settings['theme']['footer'] : '&copy; '.$text['theme-label-copyright'].' 2008 - '.date('Y')." <a href='http://www.fusionpbx.com' class='footer' target='_blank'>fusionpbx.com</a> ".$text['theme-label-all_rights_reserved'];
+
+			//assign the setings
+				$view->assign('settings', $settings);
 		}
 	//document title
 		if (isset($_SESSION['theme']['title']['text']) && $_SESSION['theme']['title']['text'] != '') {