diff --git a/core/views/uploads.py b/core/views/uploads.py
index 8cd6704..c58bc65 100644
--- a/core/views/uploads.py
+++ b/core/views/uploads.py
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ def create_new_lbe_slug(date):
     suffix = alphabet_suffix(n+1)
         
     tid = f"{date}{suffix}"
-    print(tid)
+    if len(tid) <=4 :
+        print(f"BAD ERROR {tid=}")
+        tid = f"{date}_{LogbookEntry.objects.count()}_{n}" # fudged number
+    print(f"{tid=}")
     return tid
 
 def store_edited_entry_into_database(date, place, title, text, others, author, tu, slug):
@@ -275,7 +278,7 @@ def logbookedit(request, year=None, slug=None):
         return tu
     
     if not year:
-        if not slug:
+        if not slug: # not in the URL, we have not read teh POST response yet.. wich might have a slug in it
             year = current_expo()
         else:
             year = slug[0:4]
@@ -303,6 +306,7 @@ def logbookedit(request, year=None, slug=None):
             place = request.POST["place"].strip().replace(' - ',' = ')  # no hyphens !
             title = request.POST["title"].strip()   
             entry = request.POST["text"].strip() 
+            slug = request.POST["slug"].strip() 
             entry = entry.replace('\r','') # remove HTML-standard CR inserted from form.
             entry = entry.replace('\n\n','\n<p>\n') # replace 2 \n  with <br><br>
             # entry = entry.replace('\n\n','\n<br />\n<br />\n') # replace 2 \n  with <br><br>
@@ -439,8 +443,13 @@ def logbookedit(request, year=None, slug=None):
                     + msgdata
                 )
                 print(message)
-                return render(request, "errors/generic.html", {"message": message})
+                if not (lbe_commit.returncode ==1 and settings.DEVSERVER):
+                    # rc=1 is OK on the development server
+                    return render(request, "errors/generic.html", {"message": message})
             
+            # This does not change the URL in the browser, so despite a new slug being created,
+            # the next time this code is run it thinks a new slug needs to be created. So we should
+            # actually redirect to a new URL (an edit not a create) not simply return a render object.
             return render(
                 request,
                 "logbookform.html",
diff --git a/templates/logbookform.html b/templates/logbookform.html
index c10efb7..399ec2d 100644
--- a/templates/logbookform.html
+++ b/templates/logbookform.html
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
     <form method ='post' >
        {% csrf_token %}              
     <br />                 
-       
+           <input name="slug" id="slug" value="{{slug}}" type=hidden>
+
            <span {% if dateflag %}style="color:red"{% endif %}>
            <label for="date">Date of the activity</label>
            <input {% if not user.username %} disabled{% endif %} 
diff --git a/templates/logreport.html b/templates/logreport.html
index 5db7c76..ed18da2 100644
--- a/templates/logreport.html
+++ b/templates/logreport.html
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 <p>(Hover mouse over the date to see the slug for the entry.)
 {% if logged_in %}<font color="red">Logged in as expoadmin</font>{% endif %}
 
-
+<input  type="hidden" value="{{entry.slug}}" name="entry_slug">
 
 <table class="expeditionlogbooks">
 <tr><th>Date</th><th>Logged trips and diary entries</th><th>Cave</th><th>Text..</th><th>Words</th><th>Author</th><th>Who else</th>
-{% if logged_in %}<th><font color="red">Admin</font></th>{% endif %}
+{% if logged_in %}<th width=110px>Slug</th><th><font color="red">Admin</font></th>{% endif %}
 </tr>
 {% regroup dateditems|dictsort:"date" by date as dates %}
 {% for date in dates %}
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@
         </td> 
 {% if logged_in %}
 <form name="import" method="post" action="/logentrydelete/{{year}}">{% csrf_token %}
-<td><input  type="hidden" value="{{entry.slug}}" name="entry_slug">
+<td>
+{{entry.slug}}</td>
+<td>
 <input type="submit"  value="delete"></td>
 </form>
 {% endif %}