diff --git a/application/views/gridmap/index.php b/application/views/gridmap/index.php
index fb688eae..62d473d4 100644
--- a/application/views/gridmap/index.php
+++ b/application/views/gridmap/index.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
                 <div>
                     <div class="form-check-inline">
                     <?php echo '<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="qsl" id="qsl"';
-                        if (strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'Q') !== false) {
+                        if (isset($user_gridmap_confirmation) && strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'Q') !== false) {
                             echo ' checked' ;
                         }
                         echo '>'; ?>
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-check-inline">
                     <?php echo '<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="lotw" id="lotw"';
-                        if (strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'L') !== false) {
+                        if (isset($user_gridmap_confirmation) && strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'L') !== false) {
                             echo ' checked' ;
                         }
                         echo '>'; ?>
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
                     </div>
                     <div class="form-check-inline">
                     <?php echo '<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="eqsl" id="eqsl"';
-                        if (strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'E') !== false) {
+                        if (isset($user_gridmap_confirmation) && strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'E') !== false) {
                             echo ' checked' ;
                         }
                         echo '>'; ?>
diff --git a/application/views/user/edit.php b/application/views/user/edit.php
index 75be6f9f..7a9c7002 100644
--- a/application/views/user/edit.php
+++ b/application/views/user/edit.php
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
 							<label class="my-1 mr-2"><?php echo lang('gridsquares_confirmation'); ?></label>
 							<div class="form-check-inline">
 								<?php echo '<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="user_gridmap_confirmation_qsl" id="user_gridmap_confirmation_qsl"';
-								if (strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'Q') !== false) {
+								if (isset($user_gridmap_confirmation) && strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'Q') !== false) {
 									echo ' checked';
 								}
 								echo '>'; ?>
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
 							</div>
 							<div class="form-check-inline">
 								<?php echo '<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="user_gridmap_confirmation_lotw" id="user_gridmap_confirmation_lotw"';
-								if (strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'L') !== false) {
+								if (isset($user_gridmap_confirmation) && strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'L') !== false) {
 									echo ' checked';
 								}
 								echo '>'; ?>
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
 							</div>
 							<div class="form-check-inline">
 								<?php echo '<input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" name="user_gridmap_confirmation_eqsl" id="user_gridmap_confirmation_eqsl"';
-								if (strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'E') !== false) {
+								if (isset($user_gridmap_confirmation) && strpos($user_gridmap_confirmation, 'E') !== false) {
 									echo ' checked';
 								}
 								echo '>'; ?>