diff --git a/src/etc/inc/config.lib.inc b/src/etc/inc/config.lib.inc
index 628726de0..ed64e7676 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/config.lib.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/config.lib.inc
@@ -58,15 +58,13 @@ function parse_config()
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	// return config data as array, use old "listags" construction to mark certain elements as array (even if they're not recurring)
 	$config=$cnf->toArray(listtags());
 
 	/* make alias table (for faster lookups) */
 	alias_make_table($config);
-	
+
 	return $config;
-	
 }
 
 /****f* config/convert_config
diff --git a/src/www/system_routes.php b/src/www/system_routes.php
index 494212d5a..379c9a7f4 100644
--- a/src/www/system_routes.php
+++ b/src/www/system_routes.php
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ require_once("functions.inc");
 require_once("filter.inc");
 require_once("shaper.inc");
 
-if (!is_array($config['staticroutes']['route']))
+if (!is_array($config['staticroutes'])) {
+	$config['staticroutes'] = array();
+}
+
+if (!is_array($config['staticroutes']['route'])) {
 	$config['staticroutes']['route'] = array();
+}
 
 $a_routes = &$config['staticroutes']['route'];
 $a_gateways = return_gateways_array(true, true, true);
diff --git a/src/www/system_routes_edit.php b/src/www/system_routes_edit.php
index cc91432e7..2616fdaac 100644
--- a/src/www/system_routes_edit.php
+++ b/src/www/system_routes_edit.php
@@ -35,8 +35,13 @@ require_once("gwlb.inc");
 
 $referer = (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] : '/system_routes.php');
 
-if (!is_array($config['staticroutes']['route']))
+if (!is_array($config['staticroutes'])) {
+	$config['staticroutes'] = array();
+}
+
+if (!is_array($config['staticroutes']['route'])) {
 	$config['staticroutes']['route'] = array();
+}
 
 $a_routes = &$config['staticroutes']['route'];
 $a_gateways = return_gateways_array(true, true);