diff --git a/root/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/esmith/FormMagick/Panel/ejabberd.pm b/root/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/esmith/FormMagick/Panel/ejabberd.pm
index 188ba96..5207d17 100644
--- a/root/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/esmith/FormMagick/Panel/ejabberd.pm
+++ b/root/usr/share/perl5/vendor_perl/esmith/FormMagick/Panel/ejabberd.pm
@@ -220,12 +220,14 @@ sub change_settings {
 
     $rec = $db->get('spectrum');
 
-    foreach my $proto (@transports){
-        if (grep ($proto, @gateways)){
-            $rec->set_prop("$proto",'enabled');
-        }
-        else{
-            $rec->set_prop("$proto",'disabled');
+    if ($rec){
+        foreach my $proto (@transports){
+            if (grep ($proto, @gateways)){
+                $rec->set_prop("$proto",'enabled');
+            }
+            else{
+                $rec->set_prop("$proto",'disabled');
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -266,6 +268,8 @@ sub print_gateways
     my ($self) = @_;
     my $q = $self->{cgi};
 
+    my $spectrum = $db->get('spectrum') || return undef;
+
     print "<tr><td class=\"sme-noborders-label\">",
         $self->localise('LABEL_GATEWAYS'),
         "</td><td>\n";
@@ -275,7 +279,6 @@ sub print_gateways
             esmith::cgi::genSmallCell($q, $self->localise('PROTOCOL'),"header"),
             esmith::cgi::genSmallCell($q, $self->localise('STATUS'),"header"),
         );
-    my $spectrum = $db->get('spectrum');
 
     foreach my $proto (@transports){
         my $status = $spectrum->prop($proto) || 'disabled';