diff --git skinr_ui.module skinr_ui.module
index c68848c..64e3c33 100644
--- skinr_ui.module
+++ skinr_ui.module
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ function skinr_ui_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
 
         if (!$form_state['submitted']) {
           if ($skin = skinr_handler('data_handler', 'form', $form_settings['data_handler'], $form, $form_state, $theme->name, $module, $form_settings)) {
-            $defaults  = $skin->skins['_options'];
+            $defaults  = isset($skin->skins['_options']) ? $skin->skins['_options'] : array();
             $additional_default = isset($skin->skins['_additional']) ? $skin->skins['_additional'] : '';
           }
           else {