diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ec3e65640a..0b8d7b1b5f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 
 4.4.11.0 (not yet released)
 - bug       Missing selected/entered values when editing active options in visual query builder
+- bug #4969 Autoload from prefs_storage not behaving properly
 
 4.4.10.0 (2015-06-17)
 - bug #4950 Issues in database selection for replication
diff --git a/js/console.js b/js/console.js
index 6523c770e3..3493f13d1d 100644
--- a/js/console.js
+++ b/js/console.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ var PMA_console = {
                     PMA_console.ajaxCallback(data);
                 } catch (e) {
                     console.log("Invalid JSON!" + e.message);
-                    if(AJAX.xhr.status === 0 && AJAX.xhr.statusText !== 'abort') {
+                    if(AJAX.xhr && AJAX.xhr.status === 0 && AJAX.xhr.statusText !== 'abort') {
                         PMA_ajaxShowMessage($('<div />',{class:'error',html:PMA_messages.strRequestFailed+' ( '+AJAX.xhr.statusText+' )'}));
                         AJAX.active = false;
                         AJAX.xhr = null;
diff --git a/libraries/user_preferences.lib.php b/libraries/user_preferences.lib.php
index 33ddeabe40..c2fb9fb0f7 100644
--- a/libraries/user_preferences.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/user_preferences.lib.php
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ function PMA_userprefsAutoloadGetHeader()
         );
 
         $retval .= '<div id="prefs_autoload" class="notice" style="display:none">';
-        $retval .= '<form action="prefs_manage.php" method="post">';
+        $retval .= '<form action="prefs_manage.php" method="post" class="disableAjax">';
         $retval .= PMA_URL_getHiddenInputs();
         $retval .= '<input type="hidden" name="json" value="" />';
         $retval .= '<input type="hidden" name="submit_import" value="1" />';