diff --git a/custom_node_template.module b/custom_node_template.module
index 3dfdd59..ec4b3f1 100755
--- a/custom_node_template.module
+++ b/custom_node_template.module
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ function custom_node_template_node_type($op, $info) {
  */
 function custom_node_template_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
   drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'custom_node_template') .'/custom_node_template.css');
-  if ($form['#node']->type .'_node_form' == $form_id) {
+  $formtype = '';
+  if(isset($form['#node'])){$formtype = $form['#node']->type.'_node_form';}
+  if ($formtype == $form_id) {
     $form['nodetemplate'] = array(
       '#type' => 'fieldset',
       '#title' => t('Node template settings'),