diff --git a/app/settings/app_defaults.php b/app/settings/app_defaults.php
index 8258eaf7d8..139d987bc1 100644
--- a/app/settings/app_defaults.php
+++ b/app/settings/app_defaults.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if (count($_SESSION['email']) == 0 && $domains_processed == 1) {
 		}
 
 	//check the row count
-		if (count($row) == 0) {
+		if (strlen($row['event_socket_ip_address']) == 0) {
 			//add default settings
 			$event_socket_ip_address = "127.0.0.1";
 			$event_socket_port = "8021";