diff --git a/include/class_user.php b/include/class_user.php
index 9da5ee2d1..a88789ba3 100644
--- a/include/class_user.php
+++ b/include/class_user.php
@@ -249,10 +249,27 @@ function set_periode($p_periode) {
 }
 
   private function set_default_periode() {
+    echo 'set_default_periode';
+    /* get the first periode */
+    $sql='select min(p_id) as pid from parm_periode where p_closed = false and p_start = (select min(p_start) from parm_periode)';
+    $Res=ExecSql($this->db,$sql);
+
+    $pid=pg_fetch_result($Res,0,0);
+    /* if all the periode are closed, then we use the last closed period */
+    if ( $pid == null ) {
+      $sql='select min(p_id) as pid from parm_periode where p_start = (select max(p_start) from parm_periode)';
+      $Res2=ExecSql($this->db,$sql);
+      if ( $pid == null )  {
+	echo "Aucune periode trouvable !!!";
+	exit(1);
+      }
+
+      $pid=pg_fetch_result($Res2,0,0);
+    }
+
     $sql=sprintf("insert into user_local_pref (user_id,parameter_value,parameter_type) 
-                 select '%s',min(p_id),'PERIODE' from parm_periode where p_closed=false
-                 and p_start = (select min(p_start) from parm_periode);",
-		 $this->id);
+                 values ('%s','%d','PERIODE')",
+		 $this->id,$pid);
     $Res=ExecSql($this->db,$sql);
   }
 
diff --git a/include/class_widget.php b/include/class_widget.php
index 6e7293037..d48d18a61 100644
--- a/include/class_widget.php
+++ b/include/class_widget.php
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ class widget {
 	  $disabled=($this->disabled==true)?"disabled":"";
 	  //echo "<b>Selected <b>".$this->selected;
 	  $r="<SELECT  id=\"$this->name\" NAME=\"$this->name\" $this->javascript $disabled>";
+	  if (empty($this->value)) return '';
 	  for ( $i=0;$i<sizeof($this->value);$i++) 
 	    {
 	      $checked=($this->selected==$this->value[$i]['value'])?"SELECTED":"";