diff --git a/plugins/Annotations/AnnotationList.php b/plugins/Annotations/AnnotationList.php
index deca05a5576..2ee58cffb3a 100755
--- a/plugins/Annotations/AnnotationList.php
+++ b/plugins/Annotations/AnnotationList.php
@@ -316,7 +316,11 @@ private function getAnnotationsForSite()
             $serialized = Option::get($optionName);
 
             if ($serialized !== false) {
-                $result[$id] = unserialize($serialized);
+                $result[$id] = @unserialize($serialized);
+                if(empty($result[$id])) {
+                    // in case unserialize failed
+                    $result[$id] = array();
+                }
             } else {
                 $result[$id] = array();
             }