diff --git a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Nextmatch.php b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Nextmatch.php
index 518e5c52f6..1980c5bbc5 100644
--- a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Nextmatch.php
+++ b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Nextmatch.php
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ class Nextmatch extends Etemplate\Widget
 			list($app) = explode('.', $this->attrs['template']);
 		}
 
-		// Check for sort preference.  We only apply this on first load so it can be changed
-		if(array_key_exists($this->attrs['template'] . "_sort", $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences'][$app]))
+		// Check for sort preference.  We only apply this on first load, so it can be changed
+		if(array_key_exists($this->attrs['template'] . "_sort", $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences'][$app] ?? []))
 		{
 			$send_value['sort'] = $GLOBALS['egw_info']['user']['preferences'][$app][$this->attrs['template'] . "_sort"];
 		}