diff --git a/core/control/Controller.php b/core/control/Controller.php
index f6a8baa01..e34d3c471 100644
--- a/core/control/Controller.php
+++ b/core/control/Controller.php
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ class Controller extends ViewableData {
 			}
 		}
 		
-		if($access === null || (sizeof($accessParts) > 1 && $accessParts[0] === $accessParts[1])) {
+		if($access === null || (isset($accessParts[1]) && $accessParts[0] === $accessParts[1])) {
 			// user_error("Deprecated: please define static \$allowed_actions on your Controllers for security purposes", E_USER_NOTICE);
 			return true;
 		}