diff --git a/booking.variety_form.inc b/booking.variety_form.inc
index 38012ad..c1e7d2d 100644
--- a/booking.variety_form.inc
+++ b/booking.variety_form.inc
@@ -128,18 +128,20 @@ function booking_variety_session_callback($form, &$form_state) {
   //for each entry in the variety timeslot table, create a new form select item
   foreach($result as $timeslot) {
     $fieldname = 'select-variety-' . $timeslot->tid;
+    $options = _booking_get_variety_timeslot_options($timeslot->tid);
     watchdog('booking_debug', 'Timeslot @tid form state value: <pre>@info</pre>', 
       array('@tid' => $timeslot->tid, '@info' => print_r($form_state['values'], true)));
+      watchdog('booking_debug', $options[$form_state['values'][$fieldname]]);
 
     //re-create the form element for this timeslot
     $form['variety-sessions'][$fieldname] = array(
       '#type' => 'select',
       '#title' => t('Variety Session: ' . $timeslot->booking_variety_time_descrip),
       '#required' => TRUE,
-      '#options' => _booking_get_variety_timeslot_options($timeslot->tid),
+      '#options' => $options,
       '#prefix' => '<div id="booking_variety_session_' . $timeslot->tid . 'wrapper">',
       '#suffix' => '</div>', 
-      '#default_value' => isset($form_state['values'][$fieldname]) ? $form_state['values'][$fieldname] : '',	
+      '#default_value' => isset($form_state['values'][$fieldname]) ? $options[$form_state['values'][$fieldname]] : 0,	
     );
     
     // Tell drupal to update the wrapper for this field