diff --git a/templates/logbookform.html b/templates/logbookform.html
index 2e2b482c1..5286ecfd1 100644
--- a/templates/logbookform.html
+++ b/templates/logbookform.html
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
    <br /><br /> 
        <input  type="hidden" value="{{slug}}" name="slug">
        <button  class="fancybutton2"  style="padding: 0.5em 25px; margin-left: 110px" type = "submit" value = "save" >
-          Update this entry <em>"{{title}}"</em>
+          {% if title %}Update this entry<em>"{{title}}"</em>{% else %} Save this entry{% endif %}
        </button>
     </form>