diff --git a/core/dashboard/dashboard_edit.php b/core/dashboard/dashboard_edit.php
index 830323ce35..98d1a81be1 100644
--- a/core/dashboard/dashboard_edit.php
+++ b/core/dashboard/dashboard_edit.php
@@ -703,13 +703,13 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (empty($dashboard_background_color) || count($dashboard_background_color) < 2) {
+	if (empty($dashboard_background_color) || (is_array($dashboard_background_color) && count($dashboard_background_color) < 2)) {
 		echo "	<input type='text' class='formfld colorpicker' name='dashboard_background_color[]' value='' onclick=\"document.getElementById('second_input').style.display = 'block';\">\n";
 		if (empty($dashboard_background_color)) {
 			echo "	<input id='second_input' style='display: none;' type='text' class='formfld colorpicker' name='dashboard_background_color[]'>\n";
 		}
+		echo "<br />\n";
 	}
-	echo "<br />\n";
 	echo $text['description-dashboard_background_color']."\n";
 	echo "</td>\n";
 	echo "</tr>\n";
@@ -726,13 +726,13 @@
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	if (empty($dashboard_detail_background_color) || count($dashboard_detail_background_color) < 2) {
+	if (empty($dashboard_detail_background_color) || (is_array($dashboard_detail_background_color) && count($dashboard_detail_background_color) < 2)) {
 		echo "	<input type='text' class='formfld colorpicker' name='dashboard_detail_background_color[]' value='' onclick=\"document.getElementById('detail_second_input').style.display = 'block';\">\n";
 		if (empty($dashboard_detail_background_color)) {
 			echo "	<input id='detail_second_input' style='display: none;' type='text' class='formfld colorpicker' name='dashboard_detail_background_color[]'>\n";
 		}
+		echo "<br />\n";
 	}
-	echo "<br />\n";
 	echo $text['description-dashboard_detail_background_color']."\n";
 	echo "</td>\n";
 	echo "</tr>\n";