diff --git a/common.inc.php b/common.inc.php
index 8e8cbe0b..138f9a19 100644
--- a/common.inc.php
+++ b/common.inc.php
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 */
 ?>
 <?
+//set error reporting to not show notices, for some reason some people's installation dont set this by default
+//so we will set it in the code instead just to make sure
+error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE); 
 
 define('REQUIREDFIELD','<span class="requiredfield">*</span>');