diff --git a/core/views/uploads.py b/core/views/uploads.py
index 9b4b3fd04..55be212ff 100644
--- a/core/views/uploads.py
+++ b/core/views/uploads.py
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ def logbookedit(request, year=None):
                     "form": form,
                     "year": year,
                     "date": date,
+                    "author": author,
+                    "others": others,
                     "place": place,
                     "title": title,
                     "tu": tu,
diff --git a/templates/logbookform.html b/templates/logbookform.html
index 1aea60c97..bd21e5de7 100644
--- a/templates/logbookform.html
+++ b/templates/logbookform.html
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
            <input {% if not user.username %} disabled{% endif %} 
            label = "tu" name = "tu" size="5"
            title="Time underground (hours)"
-           placeholder="0.1"    /> 
+           {% if tu %}value="{{tu}}"{% else %}placeholder="0.1" {% endif %}
+           /> 
     <br /><br /> <span style="color: red">This DOES NOT SAVE ANYTHING yet</span> 
        <button  class="fancybutton2"  style="padding: 0.5em 25px; margin-left: 110px" type = "submit" value = "save" >
           Do logbook entry