diff --git a/core/TESTS/tests.py b/core/TESTS/tests.py
index 98b3215..9ec0c57 100644
--- a/core/TESTS/tests.py
+++ b/core/TESTS/tests.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class SimpleTest(SimpleTestCase):
         from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
         from django.utils.timezone import get_current_timezone, make_aware
         from troggle.core.models import DataIssue, Expedition
-        from troggle.core.models_caves import Cave, OtherCaveName, LogbookEntry, PersonTrip
+        from troggle.core.models_caves import Cave, LogbookEntry, PersonTrip
         from parsers.people import GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup
     def test_import_core_views_caves(self):
         from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
diff --git a/core/admin.py b/core/admin.py
index 35cddb7..26377b5 100644
--- a/core/admin.py
+++ b/core/admin.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.core import serializers
 
 from troggle.core.views_other import downloadLogbook
 from troggle.core.models import Person, PersonExpedition, Expedition, DataIssue
-from troggle.core.models_caves import Cave, Area, Entrance, CaveAndEntrance, OtherCaveName, LogbookEntry, PersonTrip, QM
+from troggle.core.models_caves import Cave, Area, Entrance, CaveAndEntrance, LogbookEntry, PersonTrip, QM
 from troggle.core.models_survex import SurvexBlock, SurvexPersonRole, SurvexStation, ScansFolder, SingleScan
 
 
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ class SurvexBlockAdmin(TroggleModelAdmin):
     inlines = (RoleInline,)
 
 
-class OtherCaveInline(admin.TabularInline):
-    model = OtherCaveName
-    extra = 1
+# class OtherCaveInline(admin.TabularInline):
+    # model = OtherCaveName
+    # extra = 1
 
 
 class SurveyAdmin(TroggleModelAdmin):
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class PersonExpeditionAdmin(TroggleModelAdmin):
 
 class CaveAdmin(TroggleModelAdmin):
     search_fields = ('official_name','kataster_number','unofficial_number')
-    inlines = (OtherCaveInline,)
+    #inlines = (OtherCaveInline,)
     extra = 4
 
 
diff --git a/core/models_caves.py b/core/models_caves.py
index b872489..17b372a 100644
--- a/core/models_caves.py
+++ b/core/models_caves.py
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ class Cave(TroggleModel):
                     pass
         return lowestareas[0]
 
-class OtherCaveName(TroggleModel):
-    name = models.CharField(max_length=160)
-    cave = models.ForeignKey(Cave,on_delete=models.CASCADE)
-    def __str__(self):
-        return str(self.name)
+# class OtherCaveName(TroggleModel):
+    # name = models.CharField(max_length=160)
+    # cave = models.ForeignKey(Cave,on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    # def __str__(self):
+        # return str(self.name)
 
 class EntranceSlug(models.Model):
     entrance = models.ForeignKey('Entrance',on_delete=models.CASCADE)
@@ -503,7 +503,10 @@ class QM(TroggleModel):
         return "%s %s" % (self.code(), self.grade)
 
     def code(self):
-        return "%s-%s-%s" % (str(self.found_by.cave)[6:], self.found_by.date.year, self.number)
+        if self.found_by:
+            return "%s-%s-%s" % (str(self.found_by.cave)[6:], self.found_by.date.year, self.number)
+        else:
+            return "%s" % (self.number)
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         #return settings.URL_ROOT + '/cave/' + self.found_by.cave.kataster_number + '/' + str(self.found_by.date.year) + '-' + '%02d' %self.number
diff --git a/parsers/logbooks.py b/parsers/logbooks.py
index 2ecef42..a8f0cca 100644
--- a/parsers/logbooks.py
+++ b/parsers/logbooks.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
 from django.utils.timezone import get_current_timezone, make_aware
 
 from troggle.core.models import DataIssue, Expedition
-from troggle.core.models_caves import Cave, OtherCaveName, LogbookEntry, PersonTrip, GetCaveLookup
+from troggle.core.models_caves import Cave, LogbookEntry, PersonTrip, GetCaveLookup
 from parsers.people import GetPersonExpeditionNameLookup
 from utils import save_carefully
 
@@ -50,35 +50,31 @@ def GetTripPersons(trippeople, expedition, logtime_underground):
     return res, author
 
 def GetTripCave(place):  
-    #need to be fuzzier about matching here. Already a very slow function...
-    #    print "Getting cave for " , place
     try:
         katastNumRes=[]
         katastNumRes=list(Cave.objects.filter(kataster_number=int(place)))
     except ValueError:
-        pass
+        message = " ! - ValueError on finding place " + str(place) + " entered. " + tripdate + " - " + year 
+        DataIssue.objects.create(parser='logbooks', message=message)
+        logdataissues["author"]=message
     officialNameRes=list(Cave.objects.filter(official_name=place))
     tripCaveRes=officialNameRes+katastNumRes
 
     if len(tripCaveRes)==1:
-    #   print "Place " , place , "entered as" , tripCaveRes[0]
         return tripCaveRes[0]
-
-    elif OtherCaveName.objects.filter(name=place):
-        tripCaveRes=OtherCaveName.objects.filter(name__icontains=place)[0].cave
-    #   print "Place " , place , "entered as" , tripCaveRes
-        return tripCaveRes
-
     elif len(tripCaveRes)>1:
-        print(("Ambiguous place " + str(place) + " entered. Choose from " + str(tripCaveRes)))
-        correctIndex=eval(input("type list index of correct cave"))
-        return tripCaveRes[correctIndex]
+        message = " ! - Ambiguous place " + str(place) + " entered. " + tripdate + " - " + year + " " + str(tripCaveRes)
+        DataIssue.objects.create(parser='logbooks', message=message)
+        logdataissues["author"]=message
+        return tripCaveRes[0]
     else:
-        print(("No cave found for place " , place))
+        print((" " , place))
+        message = " ! - No cave found for place:" + str(place) + tripdate + " - " + year 
+        DataIssue.objects.create(parser='logbooks', message=message)
+        logdataissues["author"]=message
         return None
 
 
-
 logentries = [] # the entire logbook for one year is a single object: a list of entries
 noncaveplaces = [ "QMplaceholder", "Journey", "Loser Plateau", "UNKNOWN", 'plateau', 
         'base camp', 'basecamp', 'top camp', 'topcamp' ]