diff --git a/sentry/edit_portsentry.cgi b/sentry/edit_portsentry.cgi
index 5aff154a9..9c7e43b1a 100755
--- a/sentry/edit_portsentry.cgi
+++ b/sentry/edit_portsentry.cgi
@@ -110,29 +110,31 @@ print "<tr> <td><b>$text{'portsentry_trigger'}</b></td>\n";
 printf "<td><input name=trigger size=6 value='%s'></td> </tr>\n",
 	&find_value("SCAN_TRIGGER", $conf);
 
-print "<tr> <td valign=top><b>$text{'portsentry_ignore'}</b></td>\n";
-print "<td><textarea name=ignore rows=5 cols=50>\n";
 if ($config{'portsentry_ignore'}) {
 	$ign = $config{'portsentry_ignore'};
 	}
 else {
 	$ign = &find_value("IGNORE_FILE", $conf);
 	}
-$lnum = 0;
-open(IGN, $ign);
-while(<IGN>) {
-	if (/Do NOT edit below this/i) {
-		$editbelow = $lnum-1;
-		last;
+if ($ign) {
+	print "<tr> <td valign=top><b>$text{'portsentry_ignore'}</b></td>\n";
+	print "<td><textarea name=ignore rows=5 cols=50>\n";
+	$lnum = 0;
+	open(IGN, $ign);
+	while(<IGN>) {
+		if (/Do NOT edit below this/i) {
+			$editbelow = $lnum-1;
+			last;
+			}
+		s/#.*$//;
+		print &html_escape($_) if (/\S/);
+		$lnum++;
 		}
-	s/#.*$//;
-	print &html_escape($_) if (/\S/);
-	$lnum++;
+	close(IGN);
+	print "</textarea></td> </tr></table>\n";
+	print "<input type=hidden name=editbelow value='$editbelow'>\n"
+		if (defined($editbelow));
 	}
-close(IGN);
-print "</textarea></td> </tr></table>\n";
-print "<input type=hidden name=editbelow value='$editbelow'>\n"
-	if (defined($editbelow));
 print "</td></tr></table>\n";
 
 @pids = &get_portsentry_pids();
diff --git a/sentry/save_portsentry.cgi b/sentry/save_portsentry.cgi
index f1b84bff3..8505db56d 100755
--- a/sentry/save_portsentry.cgi
+++ b/sentry/save_portsentry.cgi
@@ -43,31 +43,33 @@ $in{'trigger'} =~ /^\d+$/ || &error($text{'portsentry_etrigger'});
 &save_config($conf, "SCAN_TRIGGER", $in{'trigger'});
 
 # Save list of ignored hosts
-if ($config{'portsentry_ignore'}) {
-	$ign = $config{'portsentry_ignore'};
+if (defined($in{'ignore'})) {
+	if ($config{'portsentry_ignore'}) {
+		$ign = $config{'portsentry_ignore'};
+		}
+	else {
+		$ign = &find_value("IGNORE_FILE", $conf);
+		}
+	&lock_file($ign);
+	$in{'ignore'} =~ s/\r//g;
+	$in{'ignore'} =~ s/\n*$/\n/;
+	foreach $h (split(/\s+/, $in{'ignore'})) {
+		gethostbyname($h) || &check_ipaddress($h) ||
+		  ($h =~ /^([0-9\.]+)\/(\d+)/ && &check_ipaddress($1)) ||
+			&error(&text('portsentry_eignore', $h));
+		}
+	if (defined($in{'editbelow'})) {
+		open(IGNORE, $ign);
+		@below = <IGNORE>;
+		close(IGNORE);
+		@below = @below[$in{'editbelow'} .. $#below];
+		}
+	&open_tempfile(IGNORE, ">$ign");
+	&print_tempfile(IGNORE, $in{'ignore'});
+	&print_tempfile(IGNORE, @below);
+	&close_tempfile(IGNORE);
+	&unlock_file($ign);
 	}
-else {
-	$ign = &find_value("IGNORE_FILE", $conf);
-	}
-&lock_file($ign);
-$in{'ignore'} =~ s/\r//g;
-$in{'ignore'} =~ s/\n*$/\n/;
-foreach $h (split(/\s+/, $in{'ignore'})) {
-	gethostbyname($h) || &check_ipaddress($h) ||
-	  ($h =~ /^([0-9\.]+)\/(\d+)/ && &check_ipaddress($1)) ||
-		&error(&text('portsentry_eignore', $h));
-	}
-if (defined($in{'editbelow'})) {
-	open(IGNORE, $ign);
-	@below = <IGNORE>;
-	close(IGNORE);
-	@below = @below[$in{'editbelow'} .. $#below];
-	}
-&open_tempfile(IGNORE, ">$ign");
-&print_tempfile(IGNORE, $in{'ignore'});
-&print_tempfile(IGNORE, @below);
-&close_tempfile(IGNORE);
-&unlock_file($ign);
 &flush_file_lines();
 &unlock_config_files($conf);