diff --git a/developer_manual/app/appframework/tutorial.rst b/developer_manual/app/appframework/tutorial.rst
index a3e0bee11..678179ce6 100644
--- a/developer_manual/app/appframework/tutorial.rst
+++ b/developer_manual/app/appframework/tutorial.rst
@@ -32,30 +32,33 @@ The **app.php** will always loaded for every app and can for instance be used to
 
   namespace OCA\MyApp;
 
-  $api = new \OCA\AppFramework\Core\API('myapp');
+  // dont break owncloud when the appframework is not enabled
+  if(\OCP\App::isEnabled('appframework')){
 
-  $api->addNavigationEntry(array(
-    
-    // the string under which your app will be referenced in owncloud
-    'id' => $api->getAppName(),
+      $api = new \OCA\AppFramework\Core\API('myapp');
 
-    // sorting weight for the navigation. The higher the number, the higher
-    // will it be listed in the navigation
-    'order' => 10,
-    
-    // the route that will be shown on startup
-    'href' => $api->linkToRoute('myapp_index'),
-    
-    // the icon that will be shown in the navigation
-    // this file needs to exist in img/example.png
-    'icon' => $api->imagePath('example.png'), 
-    
-    // the title of your application. This will be used in the
-    // navigation or on the settings page of your app
-    'name' => $api->getTrans()->t('My notes app') 
-    
-  ));
+      $api->addNavigationEntry(array(
+        
+        // the string under which your app will be referenced in owncloud
+        'id' => $api->getAppName(),
 
+        // sorting weight for the navigation. The higher the number, the higher
+        // will it be listed in the navigation
+        'order' => 10,
+        
+        // the route that will be shown on startup
+        'href' => $api->linkToRoute('myapp_index'),
+        
+        // the icon that will be shown in the navigation
+        // this file needs to exist in img/example.png
+        'icon' => $api->imagePath('example.png'), 
+        
+        // the title of your application. This will be used in the
+        // navigation or on the settings page of your app
+        'name' => $api->getTrans()->t('My notes app') 
+        
+      ));
+  }
 
 First Page
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