diff --git a/jquery.ui-1.5b4/ui.tabs.js b/jquery.ui-1.5b4/ui.tabs.js
index 626ae36..b7d8470 100644
--- a/jquery.ui-1.5b4/ui.tabs.js
+++ b/jquery.ui-1.5b4/ui.tabs.js
@@ -137,12 +137,13 @@
 					}; 
 
                     // load if remote tab
+    				    if (this.$tabs.length > 0) {
     				if ($.data(this.$tabs[o.selected], 'load.tabs'))
     					this.load(o.selected, onShow);
     				// just trigger show event
     				else
     				    onShow();
-    					
+                                    }
 				}
 
 				// Take disabling tabs via class attribute from HTML
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@
 				$panel.removeClass(o.hideClass);
 				var href = $.data(this.$tabs[0], 'load.tabs');
 				if (href)
-					this.load(index, href);
+				    this.load(index);
 			}
 
 			// callback