diff --git a/system/functions.php b/system/functions.php
index e7fbe1b5..e21893e9 100644
--- a/system/functions.php
+++ b/system/functions.php
@@ -984,28 +984,23 @@ function unsetSession($key) {
 }
 
 function getTopPlayers($limit = 5) {
-	global $config, $db;
+	global $db;
 
 	$cache = Cache::getInstance();
-	$fetch_from_db = true;
-	if($cache->enabled())
-	{
+	if($cache->enabled()) {
 		$tmp = '';
-		if($cache->fetch('top_' . $limit . '_level', $tmp))
-		{
+		if($cache->fetch('top_' . $limit . '_level', $tmp)) {
 			$players = unserialize($tmp);
-			$fetch_from_db = false;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if($fetch_from_db)
-	{
+	if (!isset($players)) {
 		$deleted = 'deleted';
 		if($db->hasColumn('players', 'deletion'))
 			$deleted = 'deletion';
 
 		$is_tfs10 = $db->hasTable('players_online');
-		$players = $db->query('SELECT `id`, `name`, `level`, `experience`' . ($is_tfs10 ? '' : ', `online`') . ' FROM `players` WHERE `group_id` < ' . $config['highscores_groups_hidden'] . ' AND `id` NOT IN (' . implode(', ', $config['highscores_ids_hidden']) . ') AND `' . $deleted . '` = 0 AND `account_id` != 1 ORDER BY `experience` DESC LIMIT ' . (int)$limit)->fetchAll();
+		$players = $db->query('SELECT `id`, `name`, `level`, `experience`' . ($is_tfs10 ? '' : ', `online`') . ' FROM `players` WHERE `group_id` < ' . config('highscores_groups_hidden') . ' AND `id` NOT IN (' . implode(', ', config('highscores_ids_hidden')) . ') AND `' . $deleted . '` = 0 AND `account_id` != 1 ORDER BY `experience` DESC LIMIT ' . (int)$limit)->fetchAll();
 
 		if($is_tfs10) {
 			foreach($players as &$player) {
@@ -1021,8 +1016,9 @@ function getTopPlayers($limit = 5) {
 		}
 		unset($player);
 
-		if($cache->enabled())
+		if($cache->enabled()) {
 			$cache->set('top_' . $limit . '_level', serialize($players), 120);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return $players;