diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 3a6fc6e3..a8136784 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 const int major_version=0;
 const int minor_version=8;
-const int revision_number=4;
+const int revision_number=5;
 
 namespace Ui {
     class MainWindow;
diff --git a/preferencesdialog.cpp b/preferencesdialog.cpp
index 678ebb1c..f0c36695 100644
--- a/preferencesdialog.cpp
+++ b/preferencesdialog.cpp
@@ -19,12 +19,20 @@ PreferencesDialog::PreferencesDialog(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->addressEdit->appendPlainText((*profile)["Address"].toString());
     ui->emailEdit->setText((*profile)["EmailAddress"].toString());
     ui->phoneEdit->setText((*profile)["Phone"].toString());
-    bool gender=(*profile)["Gender"].toBool();
+    bool gender;
+    if ((*profile).Exists("Gender")) {
+        gender=(*profile)["Gender"].toBool();
+    } else gender=true; // the true gender.. How sexist.. ;)
+
     if (gender) ui->genderMale->setChecked(true); else ui->genderFemale->setChecked(true);
 
     bool ok;
     ui->heightEdit->setValue((*profile)["Height"].toDouble(&ok));
-    ui->dobEdit->setDate((*profile)["DOB"].toDate());
+    if (!(*profile).Exists("DOB")) {
+        ui->dobEdit->setDate(QDate(1970,1,1));
+    } else {
+        ui->dobEdit->setDate((*profile)["DOB"].toDate());
+    }
     int i=ui->unitCombo->findText((*profile)["UnitSystem"].toString());
     if (i<0) i=0;
     ui->unitCombo->setCurrentIndex(i);