diff --git a/php/change.php b/php/change.php
index 4986e1b4..47fd8526 100755
--- a/php/change.php
+++ b/php/change.php
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ $np = array_values($np);
 $firstSong = array_values($songs);
 $save = false;                                                      //declares the save variable, see further down for why
 
-try{
+if(is_array($data["conf"]["views"])){
     if(!in_array($guid, $data["conf"]["views"])){                       //add viewer in viewers if not already in there
         array_push($data["conf"]["views"], $guid);
         file_put_contents($list, json_encode($data));
     }
-}catch(Exception $e){
+}else{
     $data["conf"]["views"]=array($guid);
     file_put_contents($list, json_encode($data));
 }