diff --git a/Classes/Controller/ConfigurationController.php b/Classes/Controller/ConfigurationController.php
index 29ac47220740ee9ed5d29a2ea83da892356204af..61a7b3f521d72a72a0d111196e03320f7c2e89df 100644
--- a/Classes/Controller/ConfigurationController.php
+++ b/Classes/Controller/ConfigurationController.php
@@ -110,63 +110,64 @@ class ConfigurationController extends ActionController {
 	 *
 	 * @throws StopActionException
 	 * @throws UnsupportedRequestTypeException
+	 * @throws \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Exception\NoSuchCacheException
+	 * @throws \TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\Mvc\Exception\NoSuchArgumentException
 	 */
 	public function createAction() {
-		try {
-			/** @var array $configuration */
-			$configuration = $this->request->getArgument('configuration');
-
-			$templateName = $configuration['templateName'];
-			$csv = $configuration['csv'];
-			$subject = $configuration['subject'];
-			$description = $configuration['description'];
-
-			// parse csv (,,,;,,,;)
-			$markersCsv = str_getcsv($csv, ';');
-			$markers = [];
-
-			foreach ($markersCsv as $markerCsv) {
-				$rowArray = GeneralUtility::trimExplode(',', $markerCsv);
-				$markers[] = [
-					'identifier' => $rowArray[0],
-					'value' => $rowArray[1],
-					'description' => $rowArray[2]
-				];
-			}
+		if (!$this->$this->request->hasArgument('configuration')) {
+			$this->redirect(
+				'index', 'Configuration', NULL,
+				['message' => LocalizationUtility::translate('backend.create_error', 'sg_mail')]
+			);
+		}
 
-			// write the new Register.php file
-			$this->writeRegisterFile($templateName, self::DEFAULT_EXTENSION_KEY, $markers, $subject, $description);
+		/** @var array $configuration */
+		$configuration = $this->request->getArgument('configuration');
 
-			// call register function in mail template service class
-			MailTemplateService::registerExtensions();
+		$templateName = $configuration['templateName'];
+		$csv = $configuration['csv'];
+		$subject = $configuration['subject'];
+		$description = $configuration['description'];
 
-			// clear caches
-			$this->clearCaches();
+		// parse csv (,,,;,,,;)
+		$markersCsv = str_getcsv($csv, ';');
+		$markers = [];
 
-			// store selected template & extension key in the session
-			if (!($this->session instanceof PhpSession)) {
-				$this->session = $this->objectManager->get(PhpSession::class);
-				$this->session->setSessionKey('sg_mail_controller_session');
-			} else {
-				$this->session->setSessionKey('sg_mail_controller_session');
+		foreach ($markersCsv as $markerCsv) {
+			$rowArray = GeneralUtility::trimExplode(',', $markerCsv);
+			if (!$rowArray[0]) {
+				continue;
 			}
-			$this->session->setDataByKey('selectedTemplate', $templateName);
-			$this->session->setDataByKey('selectedExtension', self::DEFAULT_EXTENSION_KEY);
+			$markers[] = [
+				'identifier' => $rowArray[0],
+				'value' => $rowArray[1],
+				'description' => $rowArray[2]
+			];
+		}
 
-			$this->redirect(
-				'index', 'Mail', NULL,
-				['message' => LocalizationUtility::translate('backend.create_message', 'sg_mail')]
-			);
+		// write the new Register.php file
+		$this->writeRegisterFile($templateName, self::DEFAULT_EXTENSION_KEY, $markers, $subject, $description);
 
-		} catch (\Exception $e) {
-			$logger = GeneralUtility::makeInstance(Logger::class, ['name' => 'sgmail_error_logger']);
-			$logger->error($e->getMessage());
+		// call register function in mail template service class
+		MailTemplateService::registerExtensions();
 
-			$this->redirect(
-				'index', 'Configuration', NULL,
-				['message' => LocalizationUtility::translate('backend.create_error', 'sg_mail')]
-			);
+		// clear caches
+		$this->clearCaches();
+
+		// store selected template & extension key in the session
+		if (!($this->session instanceof PhpSession)) {
+			$this->session = $this->objectManager->get(PhpSession::class);
+			$this->session->setSessionKey('sg_mail_controller_session');
+		} else {
+			$this->session->setSessionKey('sg_mail_controller_session');
 		}
+		$this->session->setDataByKey('selectedTemplate', $templateName);
+		$this->session->setDataByKey('selectedExtension', self::DEFAULT_EXTENSION_KEY);
+
+		$this->redirect(
+			'index', 'Mail', NULL,
+			['message' => LocalizationUtility::translate('backend.create_message', 'sg_mail')]
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/Resources/Private/Templates/Mail/Index.html b/Resources/Private/Templates/Mail/Index.html
index cf8b315daba633eff10906a1be93fca2bccb0597..8be2fecbdde0a2928a2e683dc609bfb2e51391df 100644
--- a/Resources/Private/Templates/Mail/Index.html
+++ b/Resources/Private/Templates/Mail/Index.html
@@ -53,12 +53,16 @@
 												</f:for>
 											</f:then>
 											<f:else>
-												<f:translate key="{marker.value}">{marker.value}</f:translate>
+												<f:if condition="{marker.value}">
+													<f:translate key="{marker.value}">{marker.value}</f:translate>
+												</f:if>
 											</f:else>
 										</f:if>
 									</td>
 									<td>
-										<f:translate key="{marker.description}">{marker.description}</f:translate>
+										<f:if condition="{marker.description}">
+											<f:translate key="{marker.description}">{marker.description}</f:translate>
+										</f:if>
 									</td>
 								</tr>
 							</f:for>