diff --git a/app/sofia_global_settings/app_defaults.php b/app/sofia_global_settings/app_defaults.php
index 86259766ed..4a6aa2103e 100644
--- a/app/sofia_global_settings/app_defaults.php
+++ b/app/sofia_global_settings/app_defaults.php
@@ -1,65 +1,73 @@
 <?php
 
 if ($domains_processed == 1) {
-	
+
 	//get all of the sofia global default settings
-		$sql = "select sofia_global_setting_uuid ";
-		$sql .= "from v_sofia_global_settings \n";
+		$sql = "select * from v_sofia_global_settings \n";
 		$database = new database;
 		$sofia_global_settings = $database->select($sql, null, 'all');
 
 	//build array
 		$x = 0;
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = '9a0e83b3-e71c-4a9a-9f1c-680d32f756f8';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'log-level';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = '0';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'true';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = '9a0e83b3-e71c-4a9a-9f1c-680d32f756f8';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'log-level';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = '0';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'true';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
 		$x++;
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = 'c2aa551a-b6d2-49a6-b633-21b5b1ddd5df';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'auto-restart';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = 'true';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'true';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = 'c2aa551a-b6d2-49a6-b633-21b5b1ddd5df';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'auto-restart';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = 'true';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'true';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
 		$x++;
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = 'a9901c0c-efd8-4e66-9648-239566af576e';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'debug-presence';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = '0';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'true';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = 'a9901c0c-efd8-4e66-9648-239566af576e';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'debug-presence';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = '0';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'true';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
 		$x++;
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = '31054912-3b07-422d-a109-b995fd8d67f7';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'capture-server';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = 'udp:127.0.0.1:9060';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'false';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = '31054912-3b07-422d-a109-b995fd8d67f7';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'capture-server';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = 'udp:127.0.0.1:9060';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'false';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
 		$x++;
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = 'b27af7db-4ba5-452b-a5ed-a922c8f201aa';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'inbound-reg-in-new-thread';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = 'true';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'true';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = 'b27af7db-4ba5-452b-a5ed-a922c8f201aa';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'inbound-reg-in-new-thread';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = 'true';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'true';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
 		$x++;
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = 'cd33b89f-55ef-4b47-833a-538dba70e27e';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'max-reg-threads';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = '8';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'true';
-		$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] = 'cd33b89f-55ef-4b47-833a-538dba70e27e';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_name'] = 'max-reg-threads';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_value'] = '8';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_enabled'] = 'true';
+		$settings['sofia_global_settings'][$x]['global_setting_description'] = '';
 
-	//removes settings from the array that are already in the database
+	//build an array of missing global settings
 		$x = 0;
-		foreach($sofia_global_settings as $row) {
+		foreach($settings['sofia_global_settings'] as $row) {
 			$y = 0;
-			foreach ($array['sofia_global_settings'] as $sub_row) {
-				if ($row['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] == $sub_row['sofia_global_setting_uuid']) {
-					unset($array['sofia_global_settings'][$y]);
+			$setting_found = false;
+			if (is_array($sofia_global_settings) && @sizeof($sofia_global_settings) != 0) {
+				foreach($sofia_global_settings as $field) {
+					if ($row['sofia_global_setting_uuid'] == $field['sofia_global_setting_uuid']) {
+						$setting_found = true;
+						break;
+					}
 				}
-				$y++;
+			}
+
+			//add the setting to the array
+			if (!$setting_found) {
+				$array['sofia_global_settings'][$x] = $row;
+				$array['sofia_global_settings']['insert_date'] = 'now()';
 			}
 		}
 
 	//add settings that are not in the database
-		if (count($array['sofia_global_settings']) > 0) {
+		if (is_array($array) && count($array) > 0) {
 			//grant temporary permissions
 				$p = new permissions;
 				$p->add('sofia_global_setting_add', 'temp');