--- modules/homebox/homebox.module.orig	2009-11-18 00:20:40.000000000 +0100
+++ modules/homebox/homebox.module	2009-11-18 00:21:04.000000000 +0100
@@ -126,10 +126,14 @@ function homebox_help($path, $arg) {
 function homebox_perm() {
   $permissions = array('administer homebox');
 
-  foreach (homebox_pages() as $page) {
-    $permissions[] = "access homebox ". $page->safe_name;
+  if ($pages=homebox_pages()) {
+      foreach ($pages() as $page) {
+        $permissions[] = "access homebox ". $page->safe_name;
+      }
+      return $permissions;
   }
-  return $permissions;
+  else return NULL;
+
 }
 
 /**