diff --git a/common.inc.php b/common.inc.php
index 44d4d490..84b39118 100644
--- a/common.inc.php
+++ b/common.inc.php
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ function happy($str,$type="normal")
 function display_messages()
 {
 	/* Dump any messages in the queue */
-	if(is_array($_SESSION['messages'])) {
+	if(is_array(get_value_from_array($_SESSION, 'messages'))) {
 		foreach($_SESSION['messages'] as $m) echo $m;
 	}
 	$_SESSION['messages'] = array();