diff --git a/rel-eng/packages/subscription-manager b/rel-eng/packages/subscription-manager

index 25c7507..c481ba3 100644

--- a/rel-eng/packages/subscription-manager

+++ b/rel-eng/packages/subscription-manager

@@ -1 +1 @@

-1.15.9-14 ./

+1.15.9-15 ./

diff --git a/src/subscription_manager/gui/about.py b/src/subscription_manager/gui/about.py

index d8da8a8..323679c 100644

--- a/src/subscription_manager/gui/about.py

+++ b/src/subscription_manager/gui/about.py

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class AboutDialog(object):

         self.dialog.set_copyright(_("Copyright (c) 2012 Red Hat, Inc."))

         self.dialog.set_logo_icon_name("subscription-manager")

         self.dialog.set_icon_name("subscription-manager")

+        self.dialog.set_authors(["The Subscription Manager Team"])

         next_update_label = ga_Gtk.Label()

         python_rhsm_version_label = ga_Gtk.Label()

diff --git a/src/subscription_manager/gui/managergui.py b/src/subscription_manager/gui/managergui.py

index 8a0498e..386b10c 100644

--- a/src/subscription_manager/gui/managergui.py

+++ b/src/subscription_manager/gui/managergui.py

@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ class MainWindow(widgets.SubmanBaseWidget):

         registration_dialog.show()

     def _on_dialog_destroy(self, obj, widget):

-        widget.set_sensitive(True)

+        if widget:

+            widget.set_sensitive(True)

         return False

     def _preferences_item_clicked(self, widget):

diff --git a/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py b/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py

index 8054880..a1b806d 100644

--- a/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py

+++ b/src/subscription_manager/managercli.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from subscription_manager.jsonwrapper import PoolWrapper

 from subscription_manager import managerlib

 from subscription_manager.managerlib import valid_quantity, format_date

 from subscription_manager.release import ReleaseBackend

-from subscription_manager.repolib import RepoActionInvoker, RepoFile

+from subscription_manager.repolib import RepoActionInvoker, RepoFile, manage_repos_enabled

 from subscription_manager.utils import parse_server_info, \

         parse_baseurl_info, format_baseurl, is_valid_server_info, \

         MissingCaCertException, get_client_versions, get_server_versions, \

@@ -258,10 +258,6 @@ def get_installed_product_status(product_directory, entitlement_directory, uep,

     return product_status

-def managed_repos_disabled():

-    return cfg.has_option('rhsm', 'manage_repos') and not int(cfg.get('rhsm', 'manage_repos'))

-

-

 class CliCommand(AbstractCLICommand):

     """ Base class for all sub-commands. """

@@ -1924,7 +1920,7 @@ class ReposCommand(CliCommand):

     def _do_command(self):

         self._validate_options()

         rc = 0

-        if managed_repos_disabled():

+        if not manage_repos_enabled():

             print _("Repositories disabled by configuration.")

             return rc

@@ -2484,7 +2480,7 @@ class OverrideCommand(CliCommand):

         overrides = Overrides()

-        if managed_repos_disabled():

+        if not manage_repos_enabled():

             print _("Repositories disabled by configuration.")

         if self.options.list:

diff --git a/src/subscription_manager/repolib.py b/src/subscription_manager/repolib.py

index f07dac6..6c7d10d 100644

--- a/src/subscription_manager/repolib.py

+++ b/src/subscription_manager/repolib.py

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@

 # in this software or its documentation.

 #

+# TODO: cleanup config parser imports

+from ConfigParser import Error as ConfigParserError

 import gettext

 from iniparse import RawConfigParser as ConfigParser

 import logging

@@ -43,6 +45,23 @@ ALLOWED_CONTENT_TYPES = ["yum"]

 _ = gettext.gettext

+def manage_repos_enabled():

+    manage_repos = True

+    try:

+        manage_repos = CFG.get_int('rhsm', 'manage_repos')

+    except ValueError, e:

+        log.exception(e)

+        return True

+    except ConfigParserError, e:

+        log.exception(e)

+        return True

+

+    if manage_repos is None:

+        return True

+

+    return bool(manage_repos)

+

+

 class RepoActionInvoker(BaseActionInvoker):

     """Invoker for yum repo updating related actions."""

     def __init__(self, cache_only=False, locker=None):

@@ -190,8 +209,7 @@ class RepoUpdateActionCommand(object):

         self.manage_repos = 1

         self.apply_overrides = apply_overrides

-        if CFG.has_option('rhsm', 'manage_repos'):

-            self.manage_repos = CFG.get_int('rhsm', 'manage_repos')

+        self.manage_repos = manage_repos_enabled()

         self.release = None

         self.overrides = {}

@@ -682,16 +700,14 @@ class RepoFile(ConfigParser):

         # note PATH get's expanded with chroot info, etc

         self.path = Path.join(self.PATH, name)

         self.repos_dir = Path.abs(self.PATH)

-        self.manage_repos = 1

-        if CFG.has_option('rhsm', 'manage_repos'):

-            self.manage_repos = CFG.get_int('rhsm', 'manage_repos')

+        self.manage_repos = manage_repos_enabled()

         # Simulate manage repos turned off if no yum.repos.d directory exists.

         # This indicates yum is not installed so clearly no need for us to

         # manage repos.

         if not self.path_exists(self.repos_dir):

             log.warn("%s does not exist, turning manage_repos off." %

                     self.repos_dir)

-            self.manage_repos = 0

+            self.manage_repos = False

         self.create()

     # Easier than trying to mock/patch os.path.exists

diff --git a/subscription-manager.spec b/subscription-manager.spec

index aaec788..24e6f4e 100644

--- a/subscription-manager.spec

+++ b/subscription-manager.spec

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@

 Name: subscription-manager

 Version: 1.15.9

-Release: 14%{?dist}

+Release: 15%{?dist}

 Summary: Tools and libraries for subscription and repository management

 Group:   System Environment/Base

 License: GPLv2

@@ -542,6 +542,12 @@ fi

 %endif

 %changelog

+* Tue Oct 13 2015 Chris Rog <crog@redhat.com> 1.15.9-15

+- 1254460: Fixed the credits button in the about dialog in subman GUI

+  (crog@redhat.com)

+- 1251853: Fix errors if "manage_repos = " in cfg (alikins@redhat.com)

+- 1270204: Crash report no longer sent when widget is none (csnyder@redhat.com)

+

 * Wed Oct 07 2015 Chris Rog <crog@redhat.com> 1.15.9-14

 - 1268102: Stop main window from opening duplicate dialogs. (awood@redhat.com)

 - 1268088: Changes the rhsm spoke display message to end with "registered"

diff --git a/test/test_managercli.py b/test/test_managercli.py

index 318dbc4..3c7ab60 100644

--- a/test/test_managercli.py

+++ b/test/test_managercli.py

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import os

 import tempfile

 import contextlib

+

 # for monkey patching config

 import stubs

diff --git a/test/test_repolib.py b/test/test_repolib.py

index 70e1800..ad92967 100644

--- a/test/test_repolib.py

+++ b/test/test_repolib.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@

 import re

 import unittest

-from iniparse import RawConfigParser

+from iniparse import RawConfigParser, SafeConfigParser

 from mock import Mock, patch

 from StringIO import StringIO

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from stubs import StubCertificateDirectory, StubProductCertificate, \

 from subscription_manager.repolib import Repo, RepoActionInvoker, \

         RepoUpdateActionCommand, TidyWriter, RepoFile, YumReleaseverSource

 from subscription_manager import injection as inj

+from rhsm import config

 from subscription_manager import repolib

@@ -738,3 +739,86 @@ class RepoFileTest(unittest.TestCase):

         rf.set('test', 'k', 1)

         other.set('test', 'k', '1')

         self.assertTrue(rf._configparsers_equal(other))

+

+

+# config file is root only, so just fill in a stringbuffer

+unset_manage_repos_cfg_buf = """

+[server]

+hostname = server.example.conf

+prefix = /candlepin

+[rhsm]

+manage_repos =

+

+[rhsmcertd]

+certCheckInterval = 240

+"""

+

+

+class RhsmConfigParserFromString(config.RhsmConfigParser):

+    def __init__(self, config_string):

+        SafeConfigParser.__init__(self)

+        self.stringio = StringIO(config_string)

+        self.readfp(self.stringio)

+

+

+unset_config = """[server]

+hostname = server.example.conf

+"""

+

+manage_repos_zero_config = """[rhsm]

+manage_repos = 0

+"""

+

+manage_repos_bool_config = """[rhsm]

+manage_repos = false

+"""

+

+manage_repos_not_an_int = """[rhsm]

+manage_repos = thisisanint

+"""

+

+manage_repos_int_37 = """[rhsm]

+manage_repos = 37

+"""

+

+

+class TestManageReposEnabled(fixture.SubManFixture):

+    @patch.object(repolib, 'CFG',

+                  RhsmConfigParserFromString(config_string=unset_config))

+    def test(self):

+        # default stub config, no manage_repo defined, uses default

+        manage_repos_enabled = repolib.manage_repos_enabled()

+        self.assertEquals(manage_repos_enabled, True)

+

+    @patch.object(repolib, 'CFG',

+                  RhsmConfigParserFromString(config_string=unset_manage_repos_cfg_buf))

+    def test_empty_manage_repos(self):

+        manage_repos_enabled = repolib.manage_repos_enabled()

+        self.assertEquals(manage_repos_enabled, True)

+

+    @patch.object(repolib, 'CFG',

+                  RhsmConfigParserFromString(config_string=manage_repos_zero_config))

+    def test_empty_manage_repos_zero(self):

+        manage_repos_enabled = repolib.manage_repos_enabled()

+        self.assertEquals(manage_repos_enabled, False)

+

+    @patch.object(repolib, 'CFG',

+                  RhsmConfigParserFromString(config_string=manage_repos_bool_config))

+    def test_empty_manage_repos_bool(self):

+        manage_repos_enabled = repolib.manage_repos_enabled()

+        # Should fail, and return default of 1

+        self.assertEquals(manage_repos_enabled, True)

+

+    @patch.object(repolib, 'CFG',

+                  RhsmConfigParserFromString(config_string=manage_repos_not_an_int))

+    def test_empty_manage_repos_not_an_int(self):

+        manage_repos_enabled = repolib.manage_repos_enabled()

+        # Should fail, and return default of 1

+        self.assertEquals(manage_repos_enabled, True)

+

+    @patch.object(repolib, 'CFG',

+                  RhsmConfigParserFromString(config_string=manage_repos_int_37))

+    def test_empty_manage_repos_int_37(self):

+        manage_repos_enabled = repolib.manage_repos_enabled()

+        # Should fail, and return default of 1

+        self.assertEquals(manage_repos_enabled, True)