diff --git a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
index 257d33d4..5c4bde10 100644
--- a/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/smarty_globals.inc.php
@@ -7,15 +7,16 @@ if (!defined('SECURITY'))
 // Globally available variables
 $debug->append('Global smarty variables', 3);
 
+// Defaults to get rid of PHP Notice warnings
+$dDifficulty = 1;
+
 // Only run these if the user is logged in
 if ($_SESSION['AUTHENTICATED']) {
   $aRoundShares = $statistics->getRoundShares();
-  if ($bitcoin->can_connect() === true){
+  if ($bitcoin->can_connect() === true)
     $dDifficulty = $bitcoin->query('getdifficulty');
-  } else {
-    $dDifficulty = 1;
-  }
 }
+
 // Fetch some data
 $iCurrentActiveWorkers = $worker->getCountAllActiveWorkers();
 $iCurrentPoolHashrate =  $statistics->getCurrentHashrate();