diff --git a/lib/fb_graph/connections/settings.rb b/lib/fb_graph/connections/settings.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/fb_graph/connections/settings.rb
+++ b/lib/fb_graph/connections/settings.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ module FbGraph
           :connection => :settings
         )
         if succeeded
+          @settings ||= []
           if value
             @settings << setting.to_sym
           else
@settings can be nil here