diff --git a/pandora_console/ChangeLog b/pandora_console/ChangeLog
index a1c2c3e3ac..ed9dc2c8e9 100644
--- a/pandora_console/ChangeLog
+++ b/pandora_console/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-11-21  Evi Vanoost  <vanooste@rcbi.rochester.edu>
+
+	* include/functions.php: Added function_exists check for multibyte 
+	functions. Thanks to Glen Eustace for bug report. mb_string extension
+
 2008-11-21  Evi Vanoost  <vanooste@rcbi.rochester.edu>
 
 	* godmode/setup/setup.php: Added prominent_time value to configuration.
diff --git a/pandora_console/include/functions.php b/pandora_console/include/functions.php
index d2814e58a7..4d6057d2d4 100644
--- a/pandora_console/include/functions.php
+++ b/pandora_console/include/functions.php
@@ -1252,4 +1252,13 @@ function enterprise_include ($filename) {
 	return ENTERPRISE_NOT_HOOK;
 }
 
+if (!function_exists ("mb_strtoupper")) {
+	//Multibyte not loaded
+	function mb_strtoupper ($string, $encoding = false) {
+		return strtoupper ($string);
+	}
+	function mb_strtolower ($string, $encoding = false) {
+		return strtoupper ($string);
+	}
+}
 ?>