diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/site.php b/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/site.php
index 02a2cb5c..c5ec398a 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/site.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/controllers/site.php
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ class Site extends Controller
 
 			// recompose the site information from POST data.
 			unset ($site);
+			$site = new stdClass();
 			$site->id = $tmpid;
 			
 			$site->name = $this->input->post('site_name');
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ class Site extends Controller
 		}
 		else
 		{
+			$site = new stdClass();
 			$site->id = $siteid;
 			$site->name = '';
 			$site->summary = '';
diff --git a/codepot/src/codepot/views/site_catalog.php b/codepot/src/codepot/views/site_catalog.php
index 3cc2e469..3f149ace 100644
--- a/codepot/src/codepot/views/site_catalog.php
+++ b/codepot/src/codepot/views/site_catalog.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 <!---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
 
 <?php
+$site = new stdClass();
 $site->id = '';
 $site->name = '';
 $site->text = '';