diff --git a/modules/communication/communication.model.php b/modules/communication/communication.model.php
index 5cc34f982..6a93ba070 100644
--- a/modules/communication/communication.model.php
+++ b/modules/communication/communication.model.php
@@ -378,16 +378,13 @@ class communicationModel extends communication
 
 		$args = new stdClass();
 		$args->member_srl = $logged_info->member_srl;
-
 		$output = executeQueryArray('communication.getFriendGroups', $args);
-
-		$group_list = $output->data;
-		if(!$group_list)
+		$friend_group_list = array();
+		foreach ($output->data as $item)
 		{
-			return;
+			$friend_group_list[$item->friend_group_srl] = $item;		
 		}
-		
-		return $group_list;
+		return $friend_group_list;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/modules/communication/communication.view.php b/modules/communication/communication.view.php
index 06f175cea..e24b7a58e 100644
--- a/modules/communication/communication.view.php
+++ b/modules/communication/communication.view.php
@@ -294,18 +294,7 @@ class communicationView extends communication
 		$oCommunicationModel = getModel('communication');
 
 		// get a group list
-		$friend_group_list = array();
-		$tmp_group_list = $oCommunicationModel->getFriendGroups();
-		if (is_countable($tmp_group_list))
-		{
-			$group_count = count($tmp_group_list);
-			
-			for($i = 0; $i < $group_count; $i++)
-			{
-				$friend_group_list[$tmp_group_list[$i]->friend_group_srl] = $tmp_group_list[$i];
-			}
-		}
-
+		$friend_group_list = $oCommunicationModel->getFriendGroups();
 		Context::set('friend_group_list', $friend_group_list);
 
 		// get a list of friends
@@ -385,10 +374,6 @@ class communicationView extends communication
 
 		// get a group list
 		$friend_group_list = $oCommunicationModel->getFriendGroups();
-		if(!is_countable($friend_group_list))
-		{
-			$friend_group_list = array();
-		}
 		Context::set('friend_group_list', $friend_group_list);
 
 		$this->setTemplateFile('add_friend');