diff --git a/webui/controller/login/sso.php b/webui/controller/login/sso.php
index 177322a..f612750 100644
--- a/webui/controller/login/sso.php
+++ b/webui/controller/login/sso.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 
       $request = Registry::get('request');
+      $session = Registry::get('session');
 
       $db = Registry::get('db');
 
diff --git a/webui/model/user/auth.php b/webui/model/user/auth.php
index 2b1422a..2dff734 100644
--- a/webui/model/user/auth.php
+++ b/webui/model/user/auth.php
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@
             if(isset($a['mail']['count'])) { $username = $a['mail'][0]; } else { $username = $a['mail']; }
             $username = strtolower(preg_replace("/^smtp\:/i", "", $username));
 
+            if($username == '') {
+               syslog(LOG_INFO, "no email address found for " . $a['dn']);
+               return 0;
+            }
+
             $query = $ldap->query(LDAP_BASE_DN, "(|(&(objectClass=$ldap_account_objectclass)($ldap_mail_attr=$username))(&(objectClass=$ldap_distributionlist_objectclass)($ldap_distributionlist_attr=$username)" . ")(&(objectClass=$ldap_distributionlist_objectclass)($ldap_distributionlist_attr=" . $a['dn'] . ")))", array());
 
             $emails = $this->get_email_array_from_ldap_attr($query->rows);
diff --git a/webui/sso.php b/webui/sso.php
index 71e16f8..406dbc3 100644
--- a/webui/sso.php
+++ b/webui/sso.php
@@ -1,25 +1,19 @@
 <?php
 
-function go_to_setup() {
-   Header("Location: setup/setup.php");
-   exit;
-}
-
-$stat = stat("config.php") or go_to_setup();
-if($stat[7] < 15){ go_to_setup(); }
+session_start();
 
 
 require_once("config.php");
 
 require(DIR_SYSTEM . "/startup.php");
 
+$session = new Session();
+Registry::set("session", $session);
 
 $request = new Request();
 Registry::set("request", $request);
 
 
-session_start();
-
 Registry::set('document', new Document());
 
 
@@ -30,6 +24,8 @@
 $language = new Language();
 Registry::set('language', $language);
 
+if(ENABLE_SYSLOG == 1) { openlog("piler-webui", LOG_PID, LOG_MAIL); }
+
 
 $db = new DB(DB_DRIVER, DB_HOSTNAME, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_DATABASE, DB_PREFIX);
 Registry::set('DB_DATABASE', DB_DATABASE);