diff --git a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php
index 970cee5a81..70837994a7 100644
--- a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php
+++ b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class Link extends Etemplate\Widget
 			$value = $value_in =& self::get_array($content, $form_name, false, true);
 
 			// keep values added into request by other ajax-functions, eg. files draged into htmlarea (Vfs)
-			if((!$value || is_array($value) && !$value['to_id']) && is_array($expand['cont'][$this->id]) && !empty($expand['cont'][$this->id]['to_id']))
+			if((!$value || is_array($value) && !$value['to_id']) && is_array($expand['cont']) && is_array($expand['cont'][$this->id]) && !empty($expand['cont'][$this->id]['to_id']))
 			{
 				if(!is_array($value))
 				{