diff --git a/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php b/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php
index 53a72f7a9..968ef2691 100644
--- a/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php
+++ b/views/bootstrap/class.Categories.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ $(document).ready( function() {
 					'value'=>($category ? htmlspecialchars($category->getName()) : '')
 				)
 			);
-			$color = ($category && $category->getColor()) ? $category->getColor() : substr(md5($category->getName()), 0, 6);
+			$color = $category ? ($category->getColor() ? $category->getColor() : substr(md5($category->getName()), 0, 6)) : 'ffffff';
 			$this->formField(
 				getMLText("color"),
 				array(