diff --git a/adm_program/system/classes/TableRoles.php b/adm_program/system/classes/TableRoles.php
index 8c04719ca5..3746cf6798 100644
--- a/adm_program/system/classes/TableRoles.php
+++ b/adm_program/system/classes/TableRoles.php
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public static function getCostPeriods($costPeriod = null)
      */
     public function getDefaultList()
     {
-        global $gSettingsManager;
+        global $gSettingsManager, $gCurrentOrganization;
 
         $defaultListId = (int) $this->getValue('rol_lst_id');
 
@@ -317,8 +317,24 @@ public function getDefaultList()
         }
         else
         {
-            // read system default list configuration
-            return $gSettingsManager->getInt('lists_default_configuration');
+            try
+            {
+                // read system default list configuration
+                $defaultListConfiguration = $gSettingsManager->getInt('lists_default_configuration');
+            }
+            catch (\InvalidArgumentException $exception)
+            {
+                // if no default list was set than load another global list of this organization
+                $sql = 'SELECT MIN(lst_id) as lst_id
+                          FROM '.TBL_LISTS.'
+                         WHERE lst_org_id = ? -- $gCurrentOrganization->getValue(\'org_id\')
+                           AND lst_global = 1 ';
+                $statement = $this->db->queryPrepared($sql, array($gCurrentOrganization->getValue('org_id')));
+                $row = $statement->fetch();
+                $defaultListConfiguration = $row['lst_id'];
+            }
+
+            return $defaultListConfiguration;
         }
     }
 
@@ -462,14 +478,14 @@ public function setValue($columnName, $newValue, $checkValue = true)
             if($columnName === 'rol_cat_id' && isset($gCurrentUser) && $gCurrentUser instanceof User)
             {
                 $category = new TableCategory($this->db, $newValue);
-    
+
                 if(!$category->isVisible() || $category->getValue('cat_type') !== 'ROL')
                 {
                     throw new AdmException('Category of the role '. $this->getValue('dat_name'). ' could not be set
                         because the category is not visible to the current user and current organization.');
                 }
             }
-    
+
             if ($columnName === 'rol_default_registration' && $newValue == '0' && $this->dbColumns[$columnName] == '1')
             {
                 // checks if at least one other role has this flag
@@ -481,7 +497,7 @@ public function setValue($columnName, $newValue, $checkValue = true)
                            AND rol_id    <> ? -- $this->getValue(\'rol_id\')
                            AND cat_org_id = ? -- $gCurrentOrganization->getValue(\'org_id\')';
                 $pdoStatement = $this->db->queryPrepared($sql, array((int) $this->getValue('rol_id'), (int) $gCurrentOrganization->getValue('org_id')));
-    
+
                 if ((int) $pdoStatement->fetchColumn() === 0)
                 {
                     throw new AdmException('ROL_NO_DEFAULT_ROLE', array($gL10n->get('ROL_DEFAULT_REGISTRATION')));