diff --git a/app/provision/app_defaults.php b/app/provision/app_defaults.php
index bb43fd0911..83947cf7e5 100644
--- a/app/provision/app_defaults.php
+++ b/app/provision/app_defaults.php
@@ -318,16 +318,20 @@
 			unset($array);
 
 		//update the array structure
-			$array['default_settings'] = $missing;
-			unset($missing);
+			if (is_array($missing)) {
+				$array['default_settings'] = $missing;
+				unset($missing);
+			}
 
 		//add the default settings
-			$database = new database;
-			$database->app_name = 'default_settings';
-			$database->app_uuid = '2c2453c0-1bea-4475-9f44-4d969650de09';
-			$database->save($array);
-			$message = $database->message;
-			unset($database);
+			if (is_array($array)) {
+				$database = new database;
+				$database->app_name = 'default_settings';
+				$database->app_uuid = '2c2453c0-1bea-4475-9f44-4d969650de09';
+				$database->save($array);
+				$message = $database->message;
+				unset($database);
+			}
 
 		//move the dynamic provision variables that from v_vars table to v_default_settings
 			if (count($_SESSION['provision']) == 0) {