diff --git a/contrib/views_slideshow_singleframe/views_slideshow_singleframe.theme.inc b/contrib/views_slideshow_singleframe/views_slideshow_singleframe.theme.inc
index 00d4518..d42515e
--- a/contrib/views_slideshow_singleframe/views_slideshow_singleframe.theme.inc
+++ b/contrib/views_slideshow_singleframe/views_slideshow_singleframe.theme.inc
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ function template_preprocess_views_slideshow_singleframe(&$vars) {
   $singleframe = $vars['options']['views_slideshow_singleframe'];
 
   // Only show controls when there is more than one result.
+  $vars['controls_top'] = '';
+  $vars['controls_bottom'] = '';
   if ($settings['num_divs'] > 1) {
     if ($singleframe['controls'] == 1) {
       $vars['controls_top'] = theme('views_slideshow_singleframe_controls', $vss_id, $view, $options);
@@ -61,13 +63,17 @@ function template_preprocess_views_slideshow_singleframe(&$vars) {
     }
   }
 
+  $vars['pager_top'] = '';
+  $vars['pager_bottom'] = '';
   if ($singleframe['pager'] == 1) {
     $vars['pager_top'] = theme('views_slideshow_singleframe_pager', $vss_id, $view, $options);
   }
   elseif ($singleframe['pager'] == 2) {
     $vars['pager_bottom'] = theme('views_slideshow_singleframe_pager', $vss_id, $view, $options);
   }
-  
+
+  $vars['image_count_top'] = '';
+  $vars['image_count_bottom'] = '';
   if ($singleframe['image_count'] == 1) {
     $vars['image_count_top'] = theme('views_slideshow_singleframe_image_count', $vss_id, $view, $options);
   }
diff --git a/contrib/views_slideshow_thumbnailhover/views_slideshow_thumbnailhover.theme.inc b/contrib/views_slideshow_thumbnailhover/views_slideshow_thumbnailhover.theme.inc
index bf2677b..d8cf735
--- a/contrib/views_slideshow_thumbnailhover/views_slideshow_thumbnailhover.theme.inc
+++ b/contrib/views_slideshow_thumbnailhover/views_slideshow_thumbnailhover.theme.inc
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ function template_preprocess_views_slideshow_thumbnailhover(&$vars) {
   $thumbnailhover = $vars['options']['views_slideshow_thumbnailhover'];
 
   // Only show controls when there is more than one result.
+  $vars['controls_top'] = '';
+  $vars['controls_bottom'] = '';
   if ($settings['num_divs'] > 1) {
     if ($thumbnailhover['controls'] == 1) {
       $vars['controls_top'] = theme('views_slideshow_thumbnailhover_controls', $vss_id, $view, $options);
@@ -78,6 +80,8 @@ function template_preprocess_views_slideshow_thumbnailhover(&$vars) {
     }
   }
 
+  $vars['breakout_top'] = '';
+  $vars['breakout_bottom'] = '';
   if (!$thumbnailhover['teasers_last']) {
     $vars['breakout_top'] = theme('views_slideshow_thumbnailhover_breakout_teasers', $view, $rows, $vss_id, $options);
   }
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ function template_preprocess_views_slideshow_thumbnailhover(&$vars) {
     $vars['breakout_bottom'] = theme('views_slideshow_thumbnailhover_breakout_teasers', $view, $rows, $vss_id, $options);
   }
 
+  $vars['image_count_top'] = '';
+  $vars['image_count_bottom'] = '';
   if ($thumbnailhover['image_count'] == 1) {
     $vars['image_count_top'] = theme('views_slideshow_thumbnailhover_image_count', $vss_id, $view, $options);
   }