diff --git a/distfiles/logentry.php b/distfiles/logentry.php
index 6f4f2bf..db36724 100644
--- a/distfiles/logentry.php
+++ b/distfiles/logentry.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ $uids = $_POST['uids'] ?? [];
 $partnums = $_POST['partnums'] ?? [];
 $sernums = $_POST['sernums'] ?? [];
 $actions = $_POST['actions'] ?? [];
-$mfreqs = $_POST['mfreqs'] ?? [];
+$mfreqs = $_POST['mfreqs'] ?? ["off"];
 $schedmaintcomplete = $_REQUEST['schedmaintcomplete'] ?? NULL;
 $partview = $_REQUEST['partview'] ?? NULL;
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ if ($add) {
                             // add it to logparts table
                             mysqli_query($db, "insert into logparts(lognoteid,partid,action) values(\"$newnoteid\",\"$lpid\",\"$actions[$plidx]\")");
                             // create a maintenance form if required
-                            if ($mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
+                            if (array_key_exists($plidx,$mfreqs) && $mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
                                 mysqli_query($db, "insert into maintforms(mfdate,mftech,mfpart,pending,lognoteid) values(\"$date\",\"$techid\",\"$lpid\",1,\"$newnoteid\")");
                             }
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ if ($add) {
                             // add it to logparts table
                             mysqli_query($db, "insert into logparts(lognoteid,partid,action) values(\"$newnoteid\",\"$lpid\",\"$actions[$plidx]\")");
                             // create a maintenance form if required
-                            if ($mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
+                            if (array_key_exists($plidx,$mfreqs) && $mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
                                 mysqli_query($db, "insert into maintforms(mfdate,mftech,mfpart,pending,lognoteid) values(\"$date\",\"$techid\",\"$lpid\",1,\"$newnoteid\")");
                             }
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ if ($add) {
                             // add it to logparts table
                             mysqli_query($db, "insert into logparts(lognoteid,partid,action) values(\"$newnoteid\",\"$lpid\",\"$actions[$plidx]\")");
                             // create a maintenance form if required
-                            if ($mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
+                            if (array_key_exists($plidx,$mfreqs) && $mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
                                 mysqli_query($db, "insert into maintforms(mfdate,mftech,mfpart,pending,lognoteid) values(\"$date\",\"$techid\",\"$lpid\",1,\"$newnoteid\")");
                             }
                         } else {
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ if ($edit) {
                             // add it to logparts table
                             mysqli_query($db, "insert into logparts(lognoteid,partid,action) values(\"$noteid\",\"$lpid\",\"$actions[$plidx]\")");
                             // create a maintenance form if required
-                            if ($mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
+                            if (array_key_exists($plidx,$mfreqs) && $mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
                                 mysqli_query($db, "insert into maintforms(mfdate,mftech,mfpart,pending,lognoteid) values(\"$date\",\"$techid\",\"$lpid\",1,\"$noteid\")");
                             }
 
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ if ($edit) {
                             // add it to logparts table
                             mysqli_query($db, "insert into logparts(lognoteid,partid,action) values(\"$noteid\",\"$lpid\",\"$actions[$plidx]\")");
                             // create a maintenance form if required
-                            if ($mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
+                            if (array_key_exists($plidx,$mfreqs) && $mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
                                 mysqli_query($db, "insert into maintforms(mfdate,mftech,mfpart,pending,lognoteid) values(\"$date\",\"$techid\",\"$lpid\",1,\"$noteid\")");
                             }
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ if ($edit) {
                             // add it to logparts table
                             mysqli_query($db, "insert into logparts(lognoteid,partid,action) values(\"$noteid\",\"$lpid\",\"$actions[$plidx]\")");
                             // create a maintenance form if required
-                            if ($mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
+                            if (array_key_exists($plidx,$mfreqs) && $mfreqs[$plidx] == "on") {
                                 mysqli_query($db, "insert into maintforms(mfdate,mftech,mfpart,pending,lognoteid) values(\"$date\",\"$techid\",\"$lpid\",1,\"$noteid\")");
                             }
                         } else {
@@ -619,7 +619,6 @@ $flagcount = 1;
 
 // display checkboxes for all the flags, selecting the ones that are set for this note/template
 while ($flagcheckbox = mysqli_fetch_assoc($flagslist)) {
-
     if (in_array($flagcheckbox["flagid"], $theseflags)) {
         printf(
             "<input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"flags[]\" value=\"%s\" checked><font color=\"%s\" title=\"%s\">%s</font>",
@@ -648,9 +647,15 @@ while ($flagcheckbox = mysqli_fetch_assoc($flagslist)) {
         $flagcount = 1;
     }
 }
-echo "
-<br><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"syncflags\" value=\"1\"><font title=\"Set the selected flags on the other notes in the reference chain\">Set flags on reference chain</font>
-";
+if (mysqli_num_rows($flagslist)) {
+    echo "
+    <br><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"syncflags\" value=\"1\"><font title=\"Set the selected flags on the other notes in the reference chain\">Set flags on reference chain</font>
+    ";
+} else {
+    echo "
+    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"syncflags\" value=\"0\">
+    ";
+}
 
 if ($add && $refto) $refstring = $refto;
 echo "
@@ -678,16 +683,12 @@ if ($add) {
             <td align=\"center\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"partnums[$partline]\" size=\"20\"></td>
             <td align=\"center\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"sernums[$partline]\" size=\"20\"></td>
             <td align=\"center\"><select name=\"actions[$partline]\">
-            <option value=\"select\">Select Action</option>
+            <option value=\"$defaultaction\" selected>Select Action</option>
             ";
             $actrow = mysqli_query($db, "select * from logpartactions");
             while ($actitem = mysqli_fetch_assoc($actrow)) {
                 if ($actitem["status"] == 1) {
-                    if ($actitem["lpactionid"] == $defaultaction) {
-                        printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>", $actitem["lpactionid"], $actitem["lpactionname"]);
-                    } else {
-                        printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>", $actitem["lpactionid"], $actitem["lpactionname"]);
-                    }
+                    printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>", $actitem["lpactionid"], $actitem["lpactionname"]);
                 }
             }
             echo "
@@ -739,19 +740,28 @@ if ($edit) {
             <td align=\"center\">$epsn</td>
             <td align=\"center\">
             ";
-            $actrow = mysqli_query($db, "select * from logpartactions");
-            while ($actitem = mysqli_fetch_assoc($actrow)) {
-                if ($actitem["lpactionid"] == $defaultaction) {
-                    echo "$actitem[lpactionname]";
-                }
+            if ($defaultaction) {
+                // an action was selected previously, so just display it
+                $actname = dblookup($db, "logpartactions", "lpactionid", "lpactionname", $defaultaction);
+                echo "$actname";
             }
             echo "
             </td>
             ";
             // find maint form for this line and show link
-            $mflinknum = mysqli_fetch_assoc(mysqli_query($db, "select maintformid from maintforms where lognoteid=\"$noteid\" and mfpart=\"$lpidvar\""))["maintformid"];
             echo "
-            <td align=\"center\"><a href=\"maintformentry.php?mfedit=1&maintformid=$mflinknum\" title=\"Click to view/edit this maintenance form\">$mflinknum</a></td>
+            <td align=\"center\">
+            ";
+            $mflinkqry = mysqli_query($db, "select maintformid from maintforms where lognoteid=\"$noteid\" and mfpart=\"$lpidvar\"");
+            if (mysqli_num_rows($mflinkqry)) {
+                $mflinkdata = mysqli_fetch_assoc($mflinkqry);
+                $mflinknum = $mflinkdata["maintformid"];
+                echo "
+                <a href=\"maintformentry.php?mfedit=1&maintformid=$mflinknum\" title=\"Click to view/edit this maintenance form\">$mflinknum</a>
+                ";
+            }
+            echo "
+            </td>
             </tr>
             ";
         }
@@ -764,16 +774,12 @@ if ($edit) {
             <td align=\"center\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"partnums[$partline]\" size=\"20\"></td>
             <td align=\"center\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"sernums[$partline]\" size=\"20\"></td>
             <td align=\"center\"><select name=\"actions[$partline]\">
-            <option value=\"select\">Select Action</option>
+            <option value=\"$defaultaction\" selected>Select Action</option>
             ";
             $actrow = mysqli_query($db, "select * from logpartactions");
             while ($actitem = mysqli_fetch_assoc($actrow)) {
                 if ($actitem["status"] == 1) {
-                    if ($actitem["lpactionid"] == $defaultaction) {
-                        printf("<option value=\"%s\" selected>%s</option>", $actitem["lpactionid"], $actitem["lpactionname"]);
-                    } else {
-                        printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>", $actitem["lpactionid"], $actitem["lpactionname"]);
-                    }
+                    printf("<option value=\"%s\">%s</option>", $actitem["lpactionid"], $actitem["lpactionname"]);
                 }
             }
             echo "