diff --git a/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/changelog.txt b/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/changelog.txt
index 84be36b034..47362083f9 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/changelog.txt
+++ b/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2.1.6
+- fixed another startup bug
+
 2.1.5
 - fixed bug in startup (caused by couchpotatoserver / configobj)
 - add possibilty to start / stop addon from addon manager with enable / disable
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/meta b/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/meta
index 733cecc6a0..f1b2c37976 100644
--- a/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/meta
+++ b/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/meta
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 PKG_NAME="SABnzbd-Suite"
 PKG_VERSION="2.1"
-PKG_REV="5"
+PKG_REV="6"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="OSS"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.openelec.tv"
diff --git a/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/source/bin/SABnzbd-Suite.py b/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/source/bin/SABnzbd-Suite.py
index 875f4bee1b..5646ddb6cf 100755
--- a/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/source/bin/SABnzbd-Suite.py
+++ b/packages/addons/service/downloadmanager/SABnzbd-Suite/source/bin/SABnzbd-Suite.py
@@ -141,6 +141,22 @@ couchpotato_launch   = getAddonSetting(suiteSettings, 'COUCHPOTATO_LAUNCH')
 couchpotato_version  = getAddonSetting(suiteSettings, 'COUCHPOTATO_VERSION')
 headphones_launch    = getAddonSetting(suiteSettings, 'HEADPHONES_LAUNCH')
 
+##########
+# safe defaults. this is ugly
+# someone with better knowledge in xbmc addon api
+# please fix
+if not sabnzbd_launch:
+    sabnzbd_launch = true
+if not sickbeard_launch:
+    sickbeard_launch = "true"
+if not couchpotato_launch:
+    couchpotato_launch = "true"
+if not couchpotato_version:
+    couchpotato_version = "0"
+if not headphones_launch:
+    headphones_launch = "true"
+##########
+
 # XBMC
 fXbmcSettings = open(pXbmcSettings, 'r')
 data = fXbmcSettings.read()