diff --git a/wysiwyg.module b/wysiwyg.module
index aba3920..00fb55b 100644
--- a/wysiwyg.module
+++ b/wysiwyg.module
@@ -728,6 +728,9 @@ function wysiwyg_form_user_profile_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
   $options = array();
   $options_default = array();
   foreach (wysiwyg_profile_load_all() as $format => $profile) {
+    if(is_string($profile->settings)) {
+     $profile->settings = unserialize($profile->settings);
+    }
     // Only show profiles that have user_choose enabled.
     if (!empty($profile->settings['user_choose']) && isset($user_formats[$format])) {
       $options[$format] = check_plain($user_formats[$format]->name);