diff --git a/modules/nodecomment/includes/nodecomment.forms.inc b/modules/nodecomment/includes/nodecomment.forms.inc
index ec9d578..d55563c 100644
--- a/modules/nodecomment/includes/nodecomment.forms.inc
+++ b/modules/nodecomment/includes/nodecomment.forms.inc
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function _nodecomment_alter_nodecomment_form(&$form, $node, $target_node = NULL,
     $form['comment_settings']['#access'] = FALSE;
     
     // Remove the teaser splitter if body field is present.
-    if (isset($form['body_field'])) {
+    if (isset($form['body_field']) && is_array($form['body_field']['#after_build'])) {
       $teaser_js_build = array_search('node_teaser_js', $form['body_field']['#after_build']);
       unset($form['body_field']['#after_build'][$teaser_js_build]);
       $form['body_field']['teaser_js']['#access'] = FALSE;