diff --git a/module/common/model.php b/module/common/model.php
index 4c7b5514c4..24b43b93cd 100644
--- a/module/common/model.php
+++ b/module/common/model.php
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@ class commonModel extends model
      */
     public static function isTutorialMode()
     {
-        return $_SESSION['tutorialMode'];
+        return (isset($_SESSION['tutorialMode']) and $_SESSION['tutorialMode']);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/module/custom/model.php b/module/custom/model.php
index 75cdaa0b77..bca0fcc6be 100644
--- a/module/custom/model.php
+++ b/module/custom/model.php
@@ -186,18 +186,16 @@ class customModel extends model
             $float  = '';
             $fixed  = '';
 
-            $link = is_array($item) ? $item['link'] : $item;
+            $link    = is_array($item) ? $item['link'] : $item;
+            $label   = $link;
+            $hasPriv = true;
             if(strpos($link, '|') !== false)
             {
                 $link = explode('|', $link);
                 list($label, $module, $method) = $link;
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                $label = $link;
+                $hasPriv = commonModel::hasPriv($module, $method);
             }
 
-            $hasPriv = commonModel::hasPriv($module, $method);
             if($isTutorialMode || $hasPriv)
             {
                 $itemLink = '';
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ class customModel extends model
                 if($hidden) $menuItem->hidden  = $hidden;
                 if($isTutorialMode) $menuItem->tutorial = true;
 
-                while(isset($menu[$menuItem->order])) { $menuItem->order++; }
+                while(isset($menu[$menuItem->order])) $menuItem->order++;
                 $menu[$menuItem->order] = $menuItem;
             }
         }