diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/gear_wizard.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/gear_wizard.js
index 67f82da5b..5f6a3dcb0 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/gear_wizard.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/gear_wizard.js
@@ -80,9 +80,12 @@
       var newProfileName = 'FTUEAttempt-' + new Date().getTime().toString();
       logger.debug("setting FTUE-prefixed profile name to: " + newProfileName);
       context.jamClient.FTUESetMusicProfileName(newProfileName);
-      context.jamClient.FTUESetPreferredMixerSampleRate(1);
-      context.jamClient.FTUESetPreferredOutputSampleRate(1);
-      context.jamClient.FTUESetPreferredChatSampleRate(1);
+      if(context.jamClient.FTUESetPreferredMixerSampleRate) {
+        context.jamClient.FTUESetPreferredMixerSampleRate(1);
+        context.jamClient.FTUESetPreferredOutputSampleRate(1);
+        context.jamClient.FTUESetPreferredChatSampleRate(1);
+      }
+
       context.jamClient.FTUEClearChannelAssignments();
       newSession();
 
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js
index a08f8f2ed..7c9887ddb 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/wizard/gear/step_select_gear.js
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@
       }
 
       // deal with sample rate
-      if(selectedDeviceInfo) {
+      if(selectedDeviceInfo && context.jamClient.FTUESetPreferredMixerSampleRate) {
         // get the preferred sample rate for the device, and set that as the initial value of the sample rate dropdown
         var inputSampleRate = context.jamClient.FTUEgetInputDeviceSampleRate(selectedDeviceInfo.input.info.port_audio_name);
         logger.debug("applying the sample rate based on input device: " + selectedDeviceInfo.input.id + " (" + inputSampleRate + ")");