diff --git a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_message.js b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_message.js
index f9e313f7df..4af71ef1f0 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_message.js
+++ b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_message.js
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ egw.extend('message', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_app, _wnd)
 				win.app_refresh(_msg, _app, _id, _type);
 				return;
 			}
-
+			
 			// etemplate2 specific to avoid reloading whole page
 			if(typeof win.etemplate2 != "undefined" && win.etemplate2.app_refresh)
 			{
diff --git a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_preferences.js b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_preferences.js
index 47cebecb11..d0da815bd5 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_preferences.js
+++ b/phpgwapi/js/jsapi/egw_preferences.js
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ egw.extend('preferences', egw.MODULE_GLOBAL, function() {
 				request.sendRequest(false, 'GET');	// use synchronous (cachable) GET request
 				if (typeof prefs[_app] == 'undefined') prefs[_app] = {};
 			}
-			if(_name == "*") return prefs[_app];
+			if(_name == "*") return typeof prefs[_app] ==='object'?jQuery.extend({},prefs[_app]):prefs[_app];
 
-			return prefs[_app][_name];
+			return typeof prefs[_app][_name] ==='object'?jQuery.extend({},prefs[_app][_name]):prefs[_app][_name];
 		},
 
 		/**