diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchBanners.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchBanners.php
index 8b19ba3a..7eb1feb1 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchBanners.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/WrenchBanners.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class WrenchBanners extends BaseController
         if ($in["nocache"]) $this->deleteCache($endpoint);
 
         $out = $this->getCache($endpoint); // try find in cache
-        if ( count($out) == 0 ){
+        if ( !is_array($out) || count($out) == 0 ){
             $ret = $this->wrenchboard->wrenchboard_api($in, $out);
             $out['internal_return'] = $ret;
             log_message('critical', "usersBanners ********* ALL   ".serialize($out) );