diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_rotor.c b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_rotor.c
index a055ec13..6f5bcbc0 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_rotor.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_rotor.c
@@ -177,17 +177,19 @@ static int
 linuxdvb_rotor_check_orbital_pos
   ( dvb_mux_t *lm, linuxdvb_satconf_ele_t *ls )
 {
+  linuxdvb_satconf_t *lsp;
   int  pos;
   char dir;
 
-
   if (dvb_network_get_orbital_pos(lm->mm_network, &pos, &dir) < 0)
     return 0;
 
-  if (dir != ls->lse_parent->ls_orbital_dir)
+  lsp = ls->lse_parent;
+
+  if (dir != lsp->ls_orbital_dir)
     return 0;
 
-  if (abs(pos - ls->lse_parent->ls_orbital_pos) > 2)
+  if (abs(pos - lsp->ls_orbital_pos) > 2)
     return 0;
 
   tvhdebug("diseqc", "rotor already positioned to %i.%i%c",
diff --git a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_satconf.c b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_satconf.c
index 47291a56..df8ec774 100644
--- a/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_satconf.c
+++ b/src/input/mpegts/linuxdvb/linuxdvb_satconf.c
@@ -670,9 +670,12 @@ linuxdvb_satconf_ele_tune ( linuxdvb_satconf_ele_t *lse )
   }
 
   /* Remember the last network position for rotor */
-  dvb_network_get_orbital_pos(lm->mm_network,
-                              &lse->lse_parent->ls_orbital_pos,
-                              &lse->lse_parent->ls_orbital_dir);
+  if (dvb_network_get_orbital_pos(lm->mm_network,
+                                  &ls->ls_orbital_pos,
+                                  &ls->ls_orbital_dir) < 0) {
+    ls->ls_orbital_pos = 0;
+    ls->ls_orbital_dir = 0;
+  }
 
   /* Set the tone (en50494 don't use tone) */
   if (!lse->lse_en50494) {