diff --git a/html/admin/setup.php b/html/admin/setup.php
index e6de1abb7..82fd9fda2 100644
--- a/html/admin/setup.php
+++ b/html/admin/setup.php
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ if ( $flag_php==0 ) {
 	exit -1;
 }
 /* check user */
-if ( defined("MULTI") && MULTI==1)
+if ( (defined("MULTI") && MULTI==1)|| !defined("MULTI"))
 {
 	$cn=new Database(-1,'template');
 } else