diff --git a/bin/mb-jgtools b/bin/mb-jgtools
index 0b92762..a047997 100755
--- a/bin/mb-jgtools
+++ b/bin/mb-jgtools
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ case $LANG in
     es*) CANCEL="Cancelar";;
     *) CANCEL="Cancel";;
 esac
-
+jgtools_padding=${jgtools_padding:-0}
 JGWIDTH=$(expr $jgtools_padding + "348" + $jgtools_padding)
 MENU_PADDING_TOP=$(expr $jgtools_padding + 221)
 TABS="250"
@@ -656,6 +656,7 @@ case $LANG in
     CANCEL="Cancel"
      ;;
 esac
+jgtools_padding=${jgtools_padding:-0}
 JGWIDTH=$(expr $jgtools_padding + "348" + $jgtools_padding)
 MENU_PADDING_TOP=$(expr $jgtools_padding + 221)
 MENU_HALIGN="center"
@@ -721,7 +722,7 @@ MENU_ITEMS=$(mktemp)
 trap "rm -f ${CONFIG_FILE} ${MENU_ITEMS}" EXIT
 POSITION_MODE=${1:-pointer}
 HIDE_BACK_ITEMS=1
-MENU_PADDING_TOP=${jgtools_padding}
+MENU_PADDING_TOP=${jgtools_padding:-0}
 
 TABS="90"
 [ $jgmenu_use_icons == false ] && jgmenu_icon_size=0