diff --git a/distfiles/maintformentry.php b/distfiles/maintformentry.php
index 0d16adf..042e9b6 100644
--- a/distfiles/maintformentry.php
+++ b/distfiles/maintformentry.php
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ if ($mfadd) {
 
                 // add the record to maintforms
                 if (! $pdatamismatch) {
+                    $lognoteid = ($lognoteid==NULL) ? 0 : $lognoteid;
                     mysqli_query($db, "insert into maintforms(mfdate,mftime,mftech,mfpart,mfpartloc,mfmalfunction,nha,repord,lognoteid,pending)
                      values (\"$mfdate\", \"$mftime\",\"$loggedinas\",\"$mfpart\",\"$mfpartloc\",\"$mfmalfunction\",\"$nha\",\"$repord\",\"$lognoteid\",\"$pending\")");
                     $newmaintformid = mysqli_insert_id($db);
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ if ($mfadd) {
                     // update the flagmap table
                     foreach ($flags as $thisflag) {
                         // set flag for this maintenance form
-                        mysqli_query($db, "insert into flagmap(flagid,maintformid) values(\"$thisflag\",\"$$newmaintformid\")");
+                        mysqli_query($db, "insert into flagmap(flagid,maintformid) values(\"$thisflag\",\"$newmaintformid\")");
                     }
                 }
             }