diff --git a/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-widget.php b/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-widget.php
index a56844d4828..72e701d9311 100644
--- a/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-widget.php
+++ b/includes/abstracts/abstract-wc-widget.php
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ abstract class WC_Widget extends WP_Widget {
 			return $instance;
 
 		foreach ( $this->settings as $key => $setting ) {
-			$instance[ $key ] = sanitize_text_field( $new_instance[ $key ] );
+			if ( isset( $new_instance[$key] ) )
+				$instance[ $key ] = sanitize_text_field( $new_instance[ $key ] );
 		}
 
 		$this->flush_widget_cache();