diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Model/UserConfig.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Model/UserConfig.php
index 1977f07f8..5d383048d 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Model/UserConfig.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Model/UserConfig.php
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ class UserConfig extends Model
         if (empty($userConfig)) {
             return null;
         }
+        $setting = json_decode($userConfig->USC_SETTING);
+        if (empty($setting)) {
+            $setting = new stdClass();
+        }
         return [
             "id" => $userConfig->USR_ID,
             "name" => $userConfig->USC_NAME,
-            "setting" => json_decode($userConfig->USC_SETTING)
+            "setting" => $setting
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Home.php b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Home.php
index e2c87f706..f584de9c7 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Home.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/src/ProcessMaker/Services/Api/Home.php
@@ -904,7 +904,10 @@ class Home extends Api
     {
         $setting = UserConfig::getSetting($id, $name);
         if (is_null($setting)) {
-            throw new RestException(Api::STAT_APP_EXCEPTION, G::LoadTranslation('ID_DOES_NOT_EXIST'));
+            $setting = [
+                "status" => 404,
+                "message" => G::LoadTranslation('ID_DOES_NOT_EXIST')
+            ];
         }
         return $setting;
     }