diff --git a/classes/pref/prefs.php b/classes/pref/prefs.php
index 77b57b4d8..16c41df9d 100644
--- a/classes/pref/prefs.php
+++ b/classes/pref/prefs.php
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ class Pref_Prefs extends Handler_Protected {
 
 	private static function _plugin_needs_update($root_dir, $plugin_name) {
 		$plugin_dir = "$root_dir/plugins.local/" . basename($plugin_name);
-		$rv = [];
+		$rv = null;
 
 		if (is_dir($plugin_dir) && is_dir("$plugin_dir/.git")) {
 			$pipes = [];
@@ -1071,9 +1071,11 @@ class Pref_Prefs extends Handler_Protected {
 			$proc = proc_open("git fetch -q origin -a && git log HEAD..origin/master --oneline", $descriptorspec, $pipes, $plugin_dir);
 
 			if (is_resource($proc)) {
-				$rv["stdout"] = stream_get_contents($pipes[1]);
-				$rv["stderr"] = stream_get_contents($pipes[2]);
-				$rv["git_status"] = proc_close($proc);
+				$rv = [
+					"stdout" => stream_get_contents($pipes[1]),
+					"stderr" => stream_get_contents($pipes[2]),
+					"git_status" => proc_close($proc),
+				];
 				$rv["need_update"] = !empty($rv["stdout"]);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/js/PrefHelpers.js b/js/PrefHelpers.js
index 651e3f609..3f738aa95 100644
--- a/js/PrefHelpers.js
+++ b/js/PrefHelpers.js
@@ -697,28 +697,30 @@ const	Helpers = {
 						} else {
 
 							reply.forEach((p) => {
-								if (p.rv.need_update) {
-									dialog.plugins_to_update.push(p.plugin);
+								if (p.rv) {
+									if (p.rv.need_update) {
+										dialog.plugins_to_update.push(p.plugin);
 
-									const update_button = dijit.getEnclosingWidget(
-										App.find(`*[data-update-btn-for-plugin="${p.plugin}"]`));
+										const update_button = dijit.getEnclosingWidget(
+											App.find(`*[data-update-btn-for-plugin="${p.plugin}"]`));
 
-									if (update_button)
-										update_button.domNode.show();
-								}
+										if (update_button)
+											update_button.domNode.show();
+									}
 
-								if (p.rv.need_update || p.rv.git_status != 0) {
-									container.innerHTML +=
-									`
-									<li><h3>${p.plugin}</h3>
-										${p.rv.stderr ? `<pre class="small text-error pre-wrap">${p.rv.stderr}</pre>` : ''}
-										${p.rv.stdout ? `<pre class="small text-success pre-wrap">${p.rv.stdout}</pre>` : ''}
-										<div class="small">
-											${p.rv.git_status ? App.FormFields.icon("error_outline") + " " + __("Exited with RC: %d").replace("%d", p.rv.git_status) :
-												App.FormFields.icon("check") + " " + __("Ready to update")}
-										</div>
-									</li>
-									`
+									if (p.rv.need_update || p.rv.git_status != 0) {
+										container.innerHTML +=
+										`
+										<li><h3>${p.plugin}</h3>
+											${p.rv.stderr ? `<pre class="small text-error pre-wrap">${p.rv.stderr}</pre>` : ''}
+											${p.rv.stdout ? `<pre class="small text-success pre-wrap">${p.rv.stdout}</pre>` : ''}
+											<div class="small">
+												${p.rv.git_status ? App.FormFields.icon("error_outline") + " " + __("Exited with RC: %d").replace("%d", p.rv.git_status) :
+													App.FormFields.icon("check") + " " + __("Ready to update")}
+											</div>
+										</li>
+										`
+									}
 								}
 								dialog.checkNextPlugin();
 							});