diff --git a/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.Providers.Web.IIS70/IIs70.cs b/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.Providers.Web.IIS70/IIs70.cs
index a4d5eff2..4ecb9320 100644
--- a/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.Providers.Web.IIS70/IIs70.cs
+++ b/WebsitePanel/Sources/WebsitePanel.Providers.Web.IIS70/IIs70.cs
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ namespace WebsitePanel.Providers.Web
 			#endregion
 
 			#region PHP 5 script mappings
-		    if (virtualDir.PhpInstalled.StartsWith(PHP_5))
+		    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(virtualDir.PhpInstalled) && virtualDir.PhpInstalled.StartsWith(PHP_5))
 		    {
 		        if (PhpMode == Constants.PhpMode.FastCGI && virtualDir.PhpInstalled.Contains('|'))
 		        {