diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php
index 0a223bc48..e9d4c8748 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/ams_lib/autoload/sync.php
@@ -19,70 +19,71 @@ class Sync{
         $pid = pcntl_fork();
     }
     $pidfile = '/tmp/ams_cron_pid';
-    if(isset($pid)) {
-    // We're the main process.
-    } else {
-        if(!file_exists($pidfile)) {
-            $pid = getmypid();
-            $file = fopen($pidfile, 'w');
-                
-            fwrite($file, $pid);
-            fclose($file);
-
-            try {
-                $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
-                $statement = $dbl->executeWithoutParams("SELECT * FROM ams_querycache");
-                $rows = $statement->fetchAll();           
-                foreach ($rows as $record) {
+    
+        if(isset($pid)) {
+        // We're the main process.
+        } else {
+            if(!file_exists($pidfile)) {
+                $pid = getmypid();
+                $file = fopen($pidfile, 'w');
                     
-                    $db = new DBLayer($record['db']);
-                    switch($record['type']) {
-                        case 'createPermissions':
-                            $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
-                            $values = array('username' => $decode[0]);
-                            //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
-                            $sth = $db->execute("SELECT UId FROM user WHERE Login= :username;", $values);
-                            $result = $sth->fetchAll();
-                            foreach ($result as $UId) {
-                                $ins_values = array('id' => $UId['UId']);
-                                $db->execute("INSERT INTO permission (UId, ClientApplication, AccessPrivilege) VALUES (:id, 'r2', 'OPEN');", $ins_values);
-                                $db->execute("INSERT INTO permission (UId, ClientApplication, AccessPrivilege) VALUES (:id , 'ryzom_open', 'OPEN');", $ins_values);
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        case 'change_pass':
-                            $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
-                            $values = array('user' => $decode[0], 'pass' => $decode[1]);
-                            //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
-                            $db->execute("UPDATE user SET Password = :pass WHERE Login = :user",$values);              
-                            break;
-                        case 'change_mail':
-                            $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
-                            $values = array('user' => $decode[0], 'mail' => $decode[1]);
-                            //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
-                            $db->execute("UPDATE user SET Email = :mail WHERE Login = :user",$values);              
-                            break;
-                        case 'createUser': 
-                            $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
-                            $values = array('login' => $decode[0], 'pass' => $decode[1], 'mail' => $decode[2] );
-                            //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
-                            $db->execute("INSERT INTO user (Login, Password, Email) VALUES (:login, :pass, :mail)",$values);              
-                            break;
+                fwrite($file, $pid);
+                fclose($file);
+
+                try {
+                    $dbl = new DBLayer("lib");
+                    $statement = $dbl->executeWithoutParams("SELECT * FROM ams_querycache");
+                    $rows = $statement->fetchAll();           
+                    foreach ($rows as $record) {
+                        
+                        $db = new DBLayer($record['db']);
+                        switch($record['type']) {
+                            case 'createPermissions':
+                                $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
+                                $values = array('username' => $decode[0]);
+                                //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
+                                $sth = $db->execute("SELECT UId FROM user WHERE Login= :username;", $values);
+                                $result = $sth->fetchAll();
+                                foreach ($result as $UId) {
+                                    $ins_values = array('id' => $UId['UId']);
+                                    $db->execute("INSERT INTO permission (UId, ClientApplication, AccessPrivilege) VALUES (:id, 'r2', 'OPEN');", $ins_values);
+                                    $db->execute("INSERT INTO permission (UId, ClientApplication, AccessPrivilege) VALUES (:id , 'ryzom_open', 'OPEN');", $ins_values);
+                                }
+                                break;
+                            case 'change_pass':
+                                $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
+                                $values = array('user' => $decode[0], 'pass' => $decode[1]);
+                                //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
+                                $db->execute("UPDATE user SET Password = :pass WHERE Login = :user",$values);              
+                                break;
+                            case 'change_mail':
+                                $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
+                                $values = array('user' => $decode[0], 'mail' => $decode[1]);
+                                //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
+                                $db->execute("UPDATE user SET Email = :mail WHERE Login = :user",$values);              
+                                break;
+                            case 'createUser': 
+                                $decode = json_decode($record['query']);
+                                $values = array('login' => $decode[0], 'pass' => $decode[1], 'mail' => $decode[2] );
+                                //make connection with and put into shard db & delete from the lib
+                                $db->execute("INSERT INTO user (Login, Password, Email) VALUES (:login, :pass, :mail)",$values);              
+                                break;
+                        }
+                        $dbl->execute("DELETE FROM ams_querycache WHERE SID=:SID",array('SID' => $record['SID']));
+                    }
+                    if ($display == true) {
+                        print('Syncing completed');
                     }
-                    $dbl->execute("DELETE FROM ams_querycache WHERE SID=:SID",array('SID' => $record['SID']));
-                }
-                if ($display == true) {
-                    print('Syncing completed');
                 }
-            }
-            catch (PDOException $e) {
-                if ($display == true) {
-                    print('Something went wrong! The shard is probably still offline!');
-                    print_r($e);
+                catch (PDOException $e) {
+                    if ($display == true) {
+                        print('Something went wrong! The shard is probably still offline!');
+                        print_r($e);
+                    }
                 }
+                unlink($pidfile);
             }
-            unlink($pidfile);
-        }
 
-    }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/drupal_module/ryzommanage/autoload/webusers.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/drupal_module/ryzommanage/autoload/webusers.php
index dadf4cc5e..d30d9714f 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/drupal_module/ryzommanage/autoload/webusers.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/drupal_module/ryzommanage/autoload/webusers.php
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class WebUsers extends Users{
        * check if the user is logged in.
        * @return true or false
        */
-       public function isLoggedIn(){
+       public static function isLoggedIn(){
            if(isset($_SESSION['user'])){
                return true;
            }
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/autoload/webusers.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/autoload/webusers.php
index cd6d38ed3..621bb0e06 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/autoload/webusers.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/autoload/webusers.php
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class WebUsers extends Users{
        * check if the user is logged in.
        * @return true or false
        */
-       public function isLoggedIn(){
+       public static function isLoggedIn(){
            if(isset($_SESSION['user'])){
                return true;
            }
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_queue.php b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_queue.php
index 6d3265b28..17bc62985 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_queue.php
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/inc/show_queue.php
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ function show_queue(){
                     
                         case "create_queue":
                         $userid = filter_var($_POST['userid'], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
-                        $groupid = filter_var($_POST['groupid'], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+                        if (isset($_POST['groupid'])) {
+                            $groupid = filter_var($_POST['groupid'], FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+                        } else {
+                            $groupid = 0;
+                        }
                         $what = filter_var($_POST['what'], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
                         $how = filter_var($_POST['how'], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
                         $who = filter_var($_POST['who'], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/show_queue.tpl b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/show_queue.tpl
index 6cb2069fa..5c8c9c31a 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/show_queue.tpl
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/server/ryzom_ams/www/html/templates/show_queue.tpl
@@ -16,29 +16,29 @@
 		    <form id="create_queue" class="form-vertical" method="post" action="index.php?page=show_queue&get=create" style="margin:0px 0px 0px;">
 		    Show
 		    <select style="width: 136px;" name="what">
-			<option value="all" {if $prev_created_what eq "all"}selected="selected"{/if}>all</option>
-			<option value="waiting_for_support" {if $prev_created_what eq "waiting_for_support"}selected="selected"{/if}>waiting for support</option>
-			<option value="waiting_for_users" {if $prev_created_what eq "waiting_for_users"}selected="selected"{/if}>waiting for user</option>
-			<option value="closed" {if $prev_created_what eq "closed"}selected="selected"{/if}>closed</option>
+			<option value="all" {if isset($prev_created_what) eq "all"}selected="selected"{/if}>all</option>
+			<option value="waiting_for_support" {if isset($prev_created_what) eq "waiting_for_support"}selected="selected"{/if}>waiting for support</option>
+			<option value="waiting_for_users" {if isset($prev_created_what) eq "waiting_for_users"}selected="selected"{/if}>waiting for user</option>
+			<option value="closed" {if isset($prev_created_what) eq "closed"}selected="selected"{/if}>closed</option>
 		    </select>
 		    tickets
 		    <select style="width: 110px;" name="how">
-			<option value="assigned" {if $prev_created_how eq "assigned"}selected="selected"{/if}>assigned</option>
-			<option value="not_assigned" {if $prev_created_how eq "not_assigned"}selected="selected"{/if}>not assigned</option>
+			<option value="assigned" {if isset($prev_created_how) eq "assigned"}selected="selected"{/if}>assigned</option>
+			<option value="not_assigned" {if isset($prev_created_how) eq "not_assigned"}selected="selected"{/if}>not assigned</option>
 		    </select>
 		    to
 		    <select style="width: 140px;" name="who" onchange="aimedforwhochanged(this.value);">
-			<option value="user" {if $prev_created_who eq "user"}selected="selected"{/if}>user</option>
-			<option value="support_group" {if $prev_created_who eq "support_group"}selected="selected"{/if}>support group</option>
+			<option value="user" {if isset($prev_created_who) eq "user"}selected="selected"{/if}>user</option>
+			<option value="support_group" {if isset($prev_created_who) eq "support_group"}selected="selected"{/if}>support group</option>
 		    </select>
-		    <span id="userList" {if $prev_created_who eq "user"}style="display:inline;"{else if $prev_created_who eq "support_group"}style="display:none;"{else}style="display:inline;"{/if}>
+		    <span id="userList" {if isset($prev_created_who) eq "user"}style="display:inline;"{else if isset($prev_created_who) eq "support_group"}style="display:none;"{else}style="display:inline;"{/if}>
 		    <select style="width: 140px;" name="userid">
 			{foreach from=$teamlist item=member}
 			    <option value="{$member.tUserId}" {if isset($prev_created_userid)} {if $prev_created_userid eq $member.tUserId}selected="selected"{/if}{else if $user_id eq $member.tUserId}selected="selected"{/if}>{$member.name}</option>
 			{/foreach}
 		    </select>
 		    </span>
-		    <span id="supportGroupList" {if $prev_created_who eq "user"}style="display:none;"{else if $prev_created_who eq "support_group"}style="display:inline;"{else}style="display:none;"{/if}>
+		    <span id="supportGroupList" {if isset($prev_created_who) eq "user"}style="display:none;"{else if isset($prev_created_who) eq "support_group"}style="display:inline;"{else}style="display:none;"{/if}>
 		    <select style="width: 140px;" name="groupid">
 			{foreach from=$grouplist item=group}
 			    <option value="{$group.sGroupId}" {if $prev_created_groupid eq $group.sGroupId}selected="selected"{/if}>{$group.name}</option>