diff --git a/sites/all/modules/autosave/autosave.module b/sites/all/modules/autosave/autosave.module
index ab8bbae..b99d855 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/autosave/autosave.module
+++ b/sites/all/modules/autosave/autosave.module
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ function autosave_save() {
 
   // add case
   else {
+    $submitted = new stdClass();
     $submitted->changed = db_result(db_query("SELECT created FROM {node} WHERE uid = %d and type = '%s' ORDER BY created DESC LIMIT 1", $user->uid, str_replace("-", "_", $path_args[2])));
   }