diff --git a/webtools/bugzilla/Bug.pm b/webtools/bugzilla/Bug.pm
index f0274b2954f..1c51af1a1ea 100755
--- a/webtools/bugzilla/Bug.pm
+++ b/webtools/bugzilla/Bug.pm
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ sub initBug  {
   $self->{'whoid'} = $user_id;
   &::SendSQL("SELECT groupset FROM profiles WHERE userid=$self->{'whoid'}");
   my $usergroupset = &::FetchOneColumn();
+  if (!$usergroupset) { $usergroupset = '0' }
   $self->{'usergroupset'} = $usergroupset;
 
   my $query = "
diff --git a/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/Bug.pm b/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/Bug.pm
index f0274b2954f..1c51af1a1ea 100644
--- a/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/Bug.pm
+++ b/webtools/bugzilla/Bugzilla/Bug.pm
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ sub initBug  {
   $self->{'whoid'} = $user_id;
   &::SendSQL("SELECT groupset FROM profiles WHERE userid=$self->{'whoid'}");
   my $usergroupset = &::FetchOneColumn();
+  if (!$usergroupset) { $usergroupset = '0' }
   $self->{'usergroupset'} = $usergroupset;
 
   my $query = "