diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index fdf9aab..f4e3843 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@ Version 0.0.2
 - if a subview is completely not set in a skin, the default menu is used
 - fixed a bug if displaydetailedtext is called without correct menucat (mailbox plugin)
 - implemented function drawslope, see Wiki for documentation
+- using default menu list in case an invalid MenuCategory is set
+
 
 
diff --git a/views/displaymenurootview.c b/views/displaymenurootview.c
index 00fb329..db4b079 100644
--- a/views/displaymenurootview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenurootview.c
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ cDisplayMenuRootView::cDisplayMenuRootView(cTemplateView *rootView) : cView(root
     view = NULL;
     listView = NULL;
     detailView = NULL;
+    buttonTexts[0] = "";
+    buttonTexts[1] = "";
+    buttonTexts[2] = "";
+    buttonTexts[3] = "";
     defaultBackgroundDrawn = false;
     defaultHeaderDrawn = false;
     defaultButtonsDrawn = false;
@@ -216,14 +220,24 @@ void cDisplayMenuRootView::SetMessage(eMessageType type, const char *text) {
 }
 
 void cDisplayMenuRootView::SetDetailedViewEvent(const cEvent *event) {
-    if (!detailView)
-        detailView = new cDisplayMenuDetailView(subView);
+    if (!detailView) {
+        if (viewType != svMenuDetailedEpg) {
+            SetMenu(mcEvent, true);
+        } else {
+            detailView = new cDisplayMenuDetailView(subView);
+        }
+    }
     detailView->SetEvent(event);
 }
 
 void cDisplayMenuRootView::SetDetailedViewRecording(const cRecording *recording) {
-    if (!detailView)
-        detailView = new cDisplayMenuDetailView(subView);
+    if (!detailView) {
+        if (viewType != svMenuDetailedRecording) {
+            SetMenu(mcRecordingInfo, true);
+        } else {
+            detailView = new cDisplayMenuDetailView(subView);
+        }
+    }
     detailView->SetRecording(recording);
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +245,6 @@ void cDisplayMenuRootView::SetDetailedViewText(const char *text) {
     if (!detailView) {
         if (viewType != svMenuDetailedText) {
             SetMenu(mcText, true);
-            SetButtonTexts(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
         } else {
             detailView = new cDisplayMenuDetailView(subView);
         }
@@ -281,7 +294,9 @@ int cDisplayMenuRootView::GetMaxItems(void) {
     if (listView) {
         return listView->GetMaxItems();
     }
-    return 0;
+    //wrong menucat
+    SetMenu(mcUnknown, true);
+    return listView->GetMaxItems();
 }
 
 int cDisplayMenuRootView::GetListViewWidth(void) {
diff --git a/views/displaymenuview.c b/views/displaymenuview.c
index 8ed9a3d..66df9a6 100644
--- a/views/displaymenuview.c
+++ b/views/displaymenuview.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cDisplayMenuView::cDisplayMenuView(cTemplateView *tmplView, bool menuInit) : cVi
     else
         SetFadeTime(0);
     cat = mcUndefined;
+    buttonTexts = NULL;
 }
 
 cDisplayMenuView::~cDisplayMenuView() {
@@ -106,10 +107,10 @@ bool cDisplayMenuView::DrawColorButtons(void) {
     map < string, string > stringTokens;
     map < string, int > intTokens;
 
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("red", buttonTexts[0]));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("green", buttonTexts[1]));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("yellow", buttonTexts[2]));
-    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("blue", buttonTexts[3]));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("red", buttonTexts ? buttonTexts[0] : ""));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("green", buttonTexts ? buttonTexts[1]: ""));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("yellow", buttonTexts ? buttonTexts[2]: ""));
+    stringTokens.insert(pair<string,string>("blue", buttonTexts ? buttonTexts[3] : ""));
 
     int colorKeys[4] = { Setup.ColorKey0, Setup.ColorKey1, Setup.ColorKey2, Setup.ColorKey3 };