diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8fd20f4..521ca60 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mstream",
-  "version": "5.4.3",
+  "version": "5.4.4",
   "description": "music streaming server",
   "main": "cli-boot-wrapper.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/webapp/assets/js/mstream.js b/webapp/assets/js/mstream.js
index 1c25c88..1106ad2 100644
--- a/webapp/assets/js/mstream.js
+++ b/webapp/assets/js/mstream.js
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ function testIt() {
     // load user settings
     try {
       const ivp = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('ignoreVPaths'));
-      if (Array.isArray(ivp)) { throw 'bad!'; }
+      if (Array.isArray(ivp) || !(ivp instanceof Object)) { throw 'bad!'; }
       MSTREAMPLAYER.ignoreVPaths = ivp;
     } catch (e) {}