diff --git a/application/controllers/Dxcluster.php b/application/controllers/Dxcluster.php
index 0e399cbf7..3a642256c 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Dxcluster.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Dxcluster.php
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ class Dxcluster extends CI_Controller {
 
 	function spots($band,$age = '', $de = '') {
 		if ($age == '') {
-			$age = $this->optionslib->get_option('dxcluster_maxage');
+			$age = $this->optionslib->get_option('dxcluster_maxage') ?? 60;
 		}
 		if ($de == '') {
-			$de = $this->optionslib->get_option('dxcluster_decont');
+			$de = $this->optionslib->get_option('dxcluster_decont') ?? 'EU';
 		}
 		$calls_found=$this->dxcluster_model->dxc_spotlist($band, $age, $de);
 			header('Content-Type: application/json');
diff --git a/application/views/bandmap/index.php b/application/views/bandmap/index.php
index 52e07442f..2c14b09d7 100644
--- a/application/views/bandmap/index.php
+++ b/application/views/bandmap/index.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script>
 	var dxcluster_provider="<?php echo base_url(); ?>index.php/dxcluster";
-	var dxcluster_maxage=<?php echo $this->optionslib->get_option('dxcluster_maxage'); ?>;
+	var dxcluster_maxage=<?php echo $this->optionslib->get_option('dxcluster_maxage') ?? 60; ?>;
 	var cat_timeout_interval="<?php echo $this->optionslib->get_option('cat_timeout_interval'); ?>";
 </script>
 
diff --git a/application/views/bandmap/list.php b/application/views/bandmap/list.php
index 9ae7c0e09..9aa51c18f 100644
--- a/application/views/bandmap/list.php
+++ b/application/views/bandmap/list.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script>
 	var dxcluster_provider="<?php echo base_url(); ?>index.php/dxcluster";
 	var cat_timeout_interval="<?php echo $this->optionslib->get_option('cat_timeout_interval'); ?>";
-	var dxcluster_maxage=<?php echo $this->optionslib->get_option('dxcluster_maxage'); ?>;
+	var dxcluster_maxage=<?php echo $this->optionslib->get_option('dxcluster_maxage') ?? 60; ?>;
 	var custom_date_format = "<?php echo $custom_date_format ?>";
 </script>