diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_qinq.php b/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_qinq.php
index 0457f203eb..7feef61ba3 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_qinq.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_qinq.php
@@ -29,14 +29,7 @@
 require_once("guiconfig.inc");
 require_once("functions.inc");
 
-if (!is_array($config['qinqs'])) {
-	$config['qinqs'] = array();
-}
-
-if (!is_array($config['qinqs']['qinqentry'])) {
-	$config['qinqs']['qinqentry'] = array();
-}
-
+init_config_arr(array('qinqs', 'qinqentry'));
 $a_qinqs = &$config['qinqs']['qinqentry'];
 
 if ($_POST['act'] == "del") {
diff --git a/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_qinq_edit.php b/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_qinq_edit.php
index 58e1c1800a..4314b2939a 100644
--- a/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_qinq_edit.php
+++ b/src/usr/local/www/interfaces_qinq_edit.php
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ $shortcut_section = "interfaces";
 
 require_once("guiconfig.inc");
 
-if (!is_array($config['qinqs']['qinqentry'])) {
-	$config['qinqs']['qinqentry'] = array();
-}
-
+init_config_arr(array('qinqs', 'qinqentry'));
 $a_qinqs = &$config['qinqs']['qinqentry'];
 
 $portlist = get_interface_list();