diff --git a/admin/editaccount.php b/admin/editaccount.php
index daacb6af62..25b77feda0 100755
--- a/admin/editaccount.php
+++ b/admin/editaccount.php
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@
 
       $docommit = False;
       for ($j=0;$j<count($new_apps);$j++) {
-         if (! @$pref->preferences[$new_apps[$j]]) {
+	 if($new_apps[$j]=="admin")
+	    $check = "common";
+	 else
+	    $check = $new_apps[$j];
+	 if (!$pref->preferences[$check]) {
             $phpgw->common->hook_single("add_def_pref", $new_apps[$j]);
             $docommit = True;
          }
diff --git a/admin/editgroup.php b/admin/editgroup.php
index f4ed616c09..bbdde36542 100755
--- a/admin/editgroup.php
+++ b/admin/editgroup.php
@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@
 	   $pref = new preferences(intval($n_users[$i]));
 	   $docommit = False;
 	   for ($j=1;$j<=count($apps_after);$j++) {
-	     if (!$pref->preferences[$apps_after[$j]]) {
+	     if($apps_after[$j]=="admin")
+	       $check = "common";
+	     else
+	       $check = $apps_after[$j];
+	     if (!$pref->preferences[$check]) {
 	       $phpgw->common->hook_single("add_def_pref", $apps_after[$j]);
 	       $docommit = True;
 	     }
diff --git a/admin/newaccount.php b/admin/newaccount.php
index b8e9a39cf3..7a24bd4dac 100755
--- a/admin/newaccount.php
+++ b/admin/newaccount.php
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
 	$pref = new preferences($n_loginid);
         $phpgw->common->hook_single("add_def_pref", "admin");
         for ($i=1;$i<sizeof($apps) - 1;$i++) {
-           $phpgw->common->hook_single("add_def_pref", $apps[$i]);
+	   if($apps[$i]<>"admin")
+              $phpgw->common->hook_single("add_def_pref", $apps[$i]);
         }
         $pref->commit();
         Header("Location: " . $phpgw->link("accounts.php","cd=$cd"));
diff --git a/admin/newgroup.php b/admin/newgroup.php
index 428e006f3a..02c48ef434 100755
--- a/admin/newgroup.php
+++ b/admin/newgroup.php
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@
 	   $pref = new preferences($n_users[$i]);
 	   $docommit = False;
 	   for ($j=0;$j<count($new_apps);$j++) {
-	     if (!$pref->preferences[$new_apps[$j]]) {
+	     if($new_apps[$j]=="admin")
+	       $check = "common";
+	     else
+	       $check = $new_apps[$j];
+	     if (!$pref->preferences[$check]) {
 	       $phpgw->common->hook_single("add_def_pref", $new_apps[$j]);
 	       $docommit = True;
 	     }