diff --git a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
index 3deeff6d1f..1dc2ab122e 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
@@ -182,13 +182,15 @@ class mcp_queue
 						$forum_list[] = $row['forum_id'];
 					}
 
-					$global_id = $forum_list[0];
-
-					if (!($forum_list = implode(', ', $forum_list)))
+					if (!sizeof($forum_list))
 					{
 						trigger_error('NOT_MODERATOR');
 					}
 
+					$global_id = $forum_list[0];
+
+					$forum_list = implode(', ', $forum_list);
+
 					$sql = 'SELECT SUM(forum_topics) as sum_forum_topics
 						FROM ' . FORUMS_TABLE . "
 						WHERE forum_id IN (0, $forum_list)";
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_reports.php b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_reports.php
index 56d5fdedba..4ede1ab416 100755
--- a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_reports.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_reports.php
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ class mcp_reports
 						$forum_list[] = $row['forum_id'];
 					}
 
-					$global_id = $forum_list[0];
-
 					if (!sizeof($forum_list))
 					{
 						trigger_error('NOT_MODERATOR');
 					}
 
+					$global_id = $forum_list[0];
+
 					$sql = 'SELECT SUM(forum_topics) as sum_forum_topics
 						FROM ' . FORUMS_TABLE . '
 						WHERE ' . $db->sql_in_set('forum_id', $forum_list);