diff --git a/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php b/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php
index 6531177e..85c0d207 100644
--- a/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php
+++ b/application/views/logbookadvanced/index.php
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ if (!isset($options)) {
    $options = "{\"datetime\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"de\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"dx\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"mode\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"rstr\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"rsts\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"band\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"myrefs\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"refs\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"name\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"qslvia\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"qsl\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"lotw\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"eqsl\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"qslmsg\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"dxcc\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"state\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"cqzone\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"iota\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"pota\":{\"show\":\"true\"},\"operator\":{\"show\":\"true\"}}";
 }
 echo "var user_options = $options;";
+if (!isset($options->operator)) {
+	echo "\nvar o_template = { operator: {show: 'true'}};";
+	echo "\nuser_options={...user_options, ...o_template}";
+}
 ?>
 </script>
 <style>
diff --git a/assets/js/sections/logbookadvanced.js b/assets/js/sections/logbookadvanced.js
index ef63ea54..c2961633 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/logbookadvanced.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/logbookadvanced.js
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function updateRow(qso) {
 	if (user_options.pota.show == "true"){
 		cells.eq(c++).html(qso.pota);
 	}
-	if (user_options.operator.show == "true"){
+	if ( (user_options.operator) && (user_options.operator.show == "true")){
 		cells.eq(c++).html(qso.operator);
 	}