diff --git a/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_products/Classes/Service/FilterService.php b/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_products/Classes/Service/FilterService.php
index 1f56a7a2..961bb97b 100644
--- a/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_products/Classes/Service/FilterService.php
+++ b/public/typo3conf/ext/ep_products/Classes/Service/FilterService.php
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ class FilterService implements SingletonInterface
         }
 
         $typoScriptSettings = $this->getTypoScriptSettings();
-        $filterSettings['productsPid'] = $typoScriptSettings['productsPid'] ? (int)$typoScriptSettings['productsPid'] : null;
+        if (is_array($typoScriptSettings) && isset($typoScriptSettings['productsPid'])) {
+            $filterSettings['productsPid'] = $typoScriptSettings['productsPid'];
+        }
 
         return $filterSettings;
     }
@@ -316,7 +318,7 @@ class FilterService implements SingletonInterface
         $settings = $configurationManager
             ->getConfiguration(ConfigurationManagerInterface::CONFIGURATION_TYPE_FULL_TYPOSCRIPT);
 
-        return $settings['plugin.']['tx_epproducts.']['settings.'];
+        return $settings ? $settings['plugin.']['tx_epproducts.']['settings.'] : null;
     }
 
 }