diff --git a/module/program/control.php b/module/program/control.php
index 7e9e31f8c0..27f6f139be 100644
--- a/module/program/control.php
+++ b/module/program/control.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class program extends control
     {
         $this->lang->navGroup->program = 'program';
 
-        $parentProgram = $parentProgramID ? $this->program->getPGMByID($parentProgramID) : '';
+        $parentProgram = $this->program->getPGMByID($parentProgramID);
 
         if($_POST)
         {
diff --git a/module/program/view/pgmcreate.html.php b/module/program/view/pgmcreate.html.php
index 933eab4da1..ec61909b52 100644
--- a/module/program/view/pgmcreate.html.php
+++ b/module/program/view/pgmcreate.html.php
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
           <th><?php echo $lang->program->PGMBudget;?></th>
           <td>
             <div class='input-group'>
-              <?php $placeholder = $parentProgram->budget != 0 ? 'placeholder=' . $lang->program->PGMParentBudget . $remainBudget : '';?>
+              <?php $placeholder = $parentProgram and $parentProgram->budget != 0 ? 'placeholder=' . $lang->program->PGMParentBudget . $remainBudget : '';?>
               <?php echo html::input('budget', '', "class='form-control' " . (strpos($requiredFields, 'budget') !== false ? 'required ' : '') . $placeholder);?>
               <?php if($parentProgram):?>
               <span class='input-group-addon fix-border'><?php echo zget($budgetUnitList, $parentProgram->budgetUnit);?></span>
diff --git a/module/program/view/pgmedit.html.php b/module/program/view/pgmedit.html.php
index 20bdfa7b67..915dc13a86 100644
--- a/module/program/view/pgmedit.html.php
+++ b/module/program/view/pgmedit.html.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
           <th><?php echo $lang->program->PGMBudget;?></th>
           <td>
             <div class='input-group'>
-              <?php $placeholder = $parentProgram->budget != 0 ? 'placeholder=' . $lang->program->PGMParentBudget . $remainBudget : '';?>
+              <?php $placeholder = $parentProgram and $parentProgram->budget != 0 ? 'placeholder=' . $lang->program->PGMParentBudget . $remainBudget : '';?>
               <?php echo html::input('budget', $program->budget != 0 ? $program->budget : '', "class='form-control' " . (strpos($requiredFields, 'budget') !== false ? 'required ' : '') . ($program->budget == 0 ? 'disabled ' : '') . $placeholder);?>
               <?php if($parentProgram):?>
               <span class='input-group-addon'><?php echo zget($budgetUnitList, $program->budgetUnit);?></span>