diff --git a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
index ace9291d0..6c85361e0 100644
--- a/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
+++ b/e107_handlers/e107_class.php
@@ -1013,7 +1013,8 @@ class e107
 	public static function getThemePref($pref_name = '', $default = null, $index = null)
 	{
 		if($pref_name) $pref_name = '/'.$pref_name;
-		return e107::getConfig()->getPref('sitetheme_pref'.$pref_name, $default, $index);
+		$tprefs = e107::getConfig()->getPref('sitetheme_pref'.$pref_name, $default, $index);
+		return !empty($tprefs) ?: array();
 	}
 	
 	/**