diff --git a/resources/footer.php b/resources/footer.php
index dfeae06cb5..bb6965b80a 100644
--- a/resources/footer.php
+++ b/resources/footer.php
@@ -23,8 +23,17 @@
 	Contributor(s):
 	Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
 */
-include "root.php";
-require_once "resources/require.php";
+
+//includes
+	include "root.php";
+	require_once "resources/require.php";
+
+//set variables if not set
+	if (!isset($_SESSION["template_content"])) { $_SESSION["template_content"] = null; }
+	if (!isset($document)) { $document = null; }
+	if (!isset($v_menu)) { $v_menu = null; }
+	if (!isset($_SESSION["menu"])) { $_SESSION["menu"] = null; }
+	if (!isset($_SESSION["username"])) { $_SESSION["username"] = null; }
 
 //get the output from the buffer
 	$body = $content_from_db.ob_get_contents();
@@ -113,4 +122,4 @@ require_once "resources/require.php";
 //$statsauth = "a3az349x2bf3fdfa8dbt7x34fas5X";
 //require_once "stats/stat_sadd.php";
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>