diff --git a/template.php b/template.php
index 20785c8fc47ceafbbeeac049af557bb6a5921853..a0ae65f3f1c1f03b3ed303166078635bf7b1df28 100644
--- a/template.php
+++ b/template.php
@@ -509,7 +509,9 @@ function _nitobe_build_footer_columns(&$variables) {
  *   - nitobe_tabs_secondary: The array of secondary tabs for this page.
  */
 function nitobe_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
-  $variables["nitobe_tabs_primary"]   = $variables["tabs"]['#primary'];
+  if(isset($variables["tabs"]['#primary'])){
+    $variables["nitobe_tabs_primary"]   = $variables["tabs"]['#primary'];
+  }
   $variables["nitobe_tabs_secondary"] = $variables["tabs"]['#secondary'];
   
   // -- Determine which layout to use.
@@ -545,7 +547,7 @@ function nitobe_process_page(&$variables) {
     $classes_array = array("page-title");
     $title   = $variables["title"];
 
-    if ($variables["tabs"]["#primary"]) {
+    if (isset($variables["tabs"]["#primary"])) {
       $classes_array[] = "with-tabs";
     }