diff --git a/php/classes/AmdaNews.php b/php/classes/AmdaNews.php
index 44c33a7..a5cef43 100644
--- a/php/classes/AmdaNews.php
+++ b/php/classes/AmdaNews.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class AmdaNews {
 
 	public $user, $userdir, $infodir;
 
-	public function __construct($user) {
+	public function __construct($user = "") {
 		if ($user) {
 			$this->user = $user;
 			$this->userdir = USERPATH."/".$user."/";
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class AmdaNews {
 *     Add new info message and mark user dir with newInfo file
 */
 	public function addInfo($group){
-
 		// special dir for group news
 		if ($group) $this->infodir = BASE_PATH.'help/'.$group.'_INFO/';
 		else  $this->infodir = BASE_PATH.'help/INFO/';
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ class AmdaNews {
 *     Concate individual info messages into one to be shown to user
 */
 	public function makeInfo($groups){
-
 		if (file_exists($this->userdir.'lastLogin')) {
 
 		$timeStamp = filemtime($this->userdir.'lastLogin');
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