diff --git a/pages/index/0.php b/pages/index/0.php
index c76ce41..db4f359 100644
--- a/pages/index/0.php
+++ b/pages/index/0.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 <?=sprintf(_("This license applies to using the CAcert %s root keys %s."),'<a href="/index.php?id=3">','</a>')?></p>
 
 
-<? if(!$_SESSION['mconn']) echo "<font size='+1'>"._("Most CAcert functions are currently unavailable. Please come back later.")."</font>";?>
+<? if(!array_key_exists('mconn',$_SESSION) || !$_SESSION['mconn']) echo "<font size='+1'>"._("Most CAcert functions are currently unavailable. Please come back later.")."</font>";?>
 
 
 
diff --git a/pages/index/4.php b/pages/index/4.php
index d8d210b..927e675 100644
--- a/pages/index/4.php
+++ b/pages/index/4.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 */ ?>
 
 <?
-   if(!$_SESSION['mconn'])
+   if(!array_key_exists('mconn',$_SESSION) || !$_SESSION['mconn'])
    {
      echo _("This function is currently unavailable. Please come back later.");
      exit;