diff --git a/includes/admin/templates/role/admin.php b/includes/admin/templates/role/admin.php
index 4053cbbe..26cdca6b 100644
--- a/includes/admin/templates/role/admin.php
+++ b/includes/admin/templates/role/admin.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 'type'		    => 'checkbox',
                 'label'		    => __( 'Force hiding adminbar in frontend?', 'ultimate-member' ),
                 'tooltip'	=> __( 'Show/hide the adminbar on frontend', 'ultimate-member' ),
-                'value'		    => ! empty( $role['_um_can_not_see_adminbar'] ) ? $role['_um_can_not_see_adminbar'] : 0,
+                'value'		    => ! empty( $role['_um_can_not_see_adminbar'] ) ? $role['_um_can_not_see_adminbar'] : 1,
             ),
             array(
                 'id'		    => '_um_can_edit_everyone',
diff --git a/includes/admin/templates/role/home.php b/includes/admin/templates/role/home.php
index 4052b9c8..9440f3a7 100644
--- a/includes/admin/templates/role/home.php
+++ b/includes/admin/templates/role/home.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 'type'		    => 'checkbox',
                 'label'    		=> __( 'Can view default homepage?', 'ultimate-member' ),
                 'tooltip' 	=> __( 'Allow this user role to view your site\'s homepage', 'ultimate-member' ),
-                'value'		    => ! empty( $role['_um_default_homepage'] ) ? $role['_um_default_homepage'] : 0,
+                'value'		    => ! empty( $role['_um_default_homepage'] ) ? $role['_um_default_homepage'] : 1,
             ),
             array(
                 'id'		=> '_um_redirect_homepage',
diff --git a/includes/core/class-access.php b/includes/core/class-access.php
index d74b32c4..2bf67eed 100644
--- a/includes/core/class-access.php
+++ b/includes/core/class-access.php
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'Access' ) ) {
 			if ( is_front_page() ) {
 				if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
 
-					if ( ! empty( um_user( 'default_homepage' ) ) )
+					$user_default_homepage = um_user( 'default_homepage' );
+					if ( ! empty( $user_default_homepage ) )
 						return;
 
 					$redirect_homepage = um_user( 'redirect_homepage' );
diff --git a/includes/core/um-actions-access.php b/includes/core/um-actions-access.php
index 50649d18..48cd3b2a 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-actions-access.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-actions-access.php
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ function um_access_profile( $user_id ) {
 
 		um_fetch_user( $user_id );
 
-		if ( ! in_array( um_user( 'account_status' ), array( 'approved' ) ) ) {
+		$account_status = um_user( 'account_status' );
+		if ( ! in_array( $account_status, array( 'approved' ) ) ) {
 			um_redirect_home();
 		}