diff --git a/app/Providers/GlobalViewDataProvider.php b/app/Providers/GlobalViewDataProvider.php
index 234f8eeb..dc5a7654 100644
--- a/app/Providers/GlobalViewDataProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/GlobalViewDataProvider.php
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ class GlobalViewDataProvider extends ServiceProvider
             <?php
             if ($2 instanceof \App\Models\Widget) {
                 $handler = $2->widget_type_handler;
-                $2->settings = json_decode($2->settings);
+                if (!is_object($2->settings))
+                    $2->settings = json_decode($2->settings);
                 
                 $presenter = call_user_func([$handler, "getPresenter"]);