diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index c4ebce580..caa4bffe1 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -3008,9 +3008,12 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             options_actor = options_actor.split('&')[0]
 
         # actor for the movedTo
-        options_actor_moved = options_confirm_params.split('movedToActor=')[1]
-        if '&' in options_actor_moved:
-            options_actor_moved = options_actor_moved.split('&')[0]
+        options_actor_moved = None
+        if 'movedToActor=' in options_confirm_params:
+            options_actor_moved = \
+                options_confirm_params.split('movedToActor=')[1]
+            if '&' in options_actor_moved:
+                options_actor_moved = options_actor_moved.split('&')[0]
 
         # url of the avatar
         options_avatar_url = options_confirm_params.split('avatarUrl=')[1]
@@ -3421,7 +3424,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
         # person options screen, move button
         # See html_person_options followStr
-        if '&submitMove=' in options_confirm_params:
+        if '&submitMove=' in options_confirm_params and options_actor_moved:
             if debug:
                 print('Moving ' + options_actor_moved)
             msg = \