diff --git a/src/gui_define_comm_options.m b/src/gui_define_comm_options.m
index b8faaed9bd4df7ebaca9591afa546ca568f52676..7427686316f2a8ce8a3ecfde800cfa6fa01e2d0d 100644
--- a/src/gui_define_comm_options.m
+++ b/src/gui_define_comm_options.m
@@ -186,16 +186,18 @@ handles.pushbuttonReset = uicontrol( ...
                     'HorizontalAlignment', 'left',...
                     'Visible', visible);
             elseif strcmp(option_type, 'popupmenu')
-                tab_handles.values(ii) = uicontrol( ...
-                    'Parent', tabs_panel, ...
-                    'Style', 'popupmenu', ...
-                    'String', popupOptions, ...
-                    'Units', 'characters', 'BackgroundColor', special_color,...
-                    'Position', [h_space*2+width_name new_top-ii*2 width_value 1.5], ...
-                    'TooltipString', option_type,...
-                    'Value', 1, ...
-                    'HorizontalAlignment', 'left',...
-                    'Visible', visible);
+                % commented in commit after a290b22 because `popupOptions`
+                % variable does not exist
+%                 tab_handles.values(ii) = uicontrol( ...
+%                     'Parent', tabs_panel, ...
+%                     'Style', 'popupmenu', ...
+%                     'String', popupOptions, ...
+%                     'Units', 'characters', 'BackgroundColor', special_color,...
+%                     'Position', [h_space*2+width_name new_top-ii*2 width_value 1.5], ...
+%                     'TooltipString', option_type,...
+%                     'Value', 1, ...
+%                     'HorizontalAlignment', 'left',...
+%                     'Visible', visible);
             elseif iscell(option_type)
                 tab_handles.values(ii) = uicontrol('Parent', tabs_panel, ...
                     'Style', 'popup',...
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ handles.pushbuttonReset = uicontrol( ...
 
             defaultString = group{ii,2};
             if strcmp(option_type, 'popupmenu')
-                defaultString = popupOptions{userDefaultValue};
+                %defaultString = popupOptions{userDefaultValue};
             end
             if ~ischar(defaultString) && isnumeric(defaultString)
                 defaultString = num2str(defaultString);