diff --git a/viewscarousel.module b/viewscarousel.module
index e773875..a4f3fae 100644
--- a/viewscarousel.module
+++ b/viewscarousel.module
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ function viewscarousel_get_options(&$vars) {
   }
 
   // Bug fix. 1 is default. If you manually set 1 an empty row is added to left side.
-  if ($options['start'] == 1) unset($options['start']);
+  if (isset($options['start']) && $options['start'] == 1) {
+    unset($options['start']);
+  }
 
   return $options;
 }
@@ -84,4 +86,4 @@ function viewscarousel_get_class($vars) {
       return;
       break;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}