diff --git a/core/views/logbooks.py b/core/views/logbooks.py
index 21cc849..415c7f8 100644
--- a/core/views/logbooks.py
+++ b/core/views/logbooks.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from troggle.core.models.caves import LogbookEntry, PersonTrip
 from troggle.core.models.survex import SurvexBlock, Wallet
 from troggle.core.models.troggle import Expedition, Person, PersonExpedition
 from troggle.core.utils import TROG
-from troggle.parsers.logbooks import LoadLogbookForExpedition
+from troggle.parsers.logbooks import parse_logbook_for_expedition
 from troggle.parsers.people import GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup
 
 from .auth import login_required_if_public
diff --git a/parsers/logbooks.py b/parsers/logbooks.py
index 838c253..86016af 100644
--- a/parsers/logbooks.py
+++ b/parsers/logbooks.py
@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@ def parser_blog(year, expedition, txt, sq=""):
         entrytuple = (tripdate, location, tripname, tripcontent, trippeople, expedition, tu, tid)
         logentries.append(entrytuple)
 
+def clean_all_logbooks():
+    DataIssue.objects.filter(parser="logbooks").delete()
+    LogbookEntry.objects.all().delete()    
+       
 def clean_logbook_for_expedition(expedition):
     def cleanerrors(year):
         dataissues = DataIssue.objects.filter(parser="logbooks")
@@ -576,12 +580,12 @@ def parse_logbook_for_expedition(expedition):
 def LoadLogbook(year):
     """One off logbook for testing purposes"""
     global LOGBOOK_PARSER_SETTINGS
-
     nlbe = {}
 
     expo = Expedition.objects.get(year=year)
     year = expo.year  # some type funny
     clean_logbook_for_expedition(expo)
+    
     nlbe[expo] = parse_logbook_for_expedition(expo)  # this actually loads the logbook for one expo
     if year in BLOG_PARSER_SETTINGS:
         print("BLOG parsing")
@@ -600,7 +604,7 @@ def LoadLogbooks():
     """
     global entries
 
-    DataIssue.objects.filter(parser="logbooks").delete()
+    clean_all_logbooks()
     expos = Expedition.objects.all()
     if len(expos) <= 1:
         message = " ! - No expeditions found. Load 'people' first"
@@ -648,7 +652,7 @@ def LoadLogbooks():
             orig = (DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_FILE, DEFAULT_LOGBOOK_PARSER)
         LOGBOOK_PARSER_SETTINGS[str(b)] = BLOG_PARSER_SETTINGS[str(b)]
         print(f" - BLOG: {b}")
-        nlbe[b] = parse_logbook_for_expedition(b, clean=False)  # this  loads the blog logbook for one expo
+        nlbe[b] = parse_logbook_for_expedition(b)  # no clean. loads the blog logbook for one expo
         LOGBOOK_PARSER_SETTINGS[str(b)] = orig
 
     # tried to use map with concurrent threads - but sqlite database is not concurrent, so failed with database lock