diff --git a/booking.regn_form.inc b/booking.regn_form.inc
index f68c3da..4332f21 100644
--- a/booking.regn_form.inc
+++ b/booking.regn_form.inc
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ function booking_form_submit($form, &$form_state)
   $node->booking_skills_language_details = empty($values['booking_skills_language_details']) ? 'N/A' : $values['booking_skills_language_details'];
   $node->booking_skills_other = empty($values['booking_skills_other']) ? 'N' : ($values['booking_skills_other'] == 1 ? 'Y' : 'N');
   $node->booking_skills_other_details = empty($values['booking_skills_other_details']) ? 'N/A' : $values['booking_skills_other_details'];
-  $node->booking_earlyaccess_code_id = empty($values['booking_earlyaccess_code']) ? '' : $earlyaccess_query->cid;
+  $node->booking_earlyaccess_code_id = empty($values['booking_earlyaccess_code']) ? 0 : $earlyaccess_query->cid;
   $node->booking_song_choice = empty($values['booking_song_choice']) ? '' : $values['booking_song_choice'];
   $node->booking_freestyle_text = empty($values['booking_freestyle_text']) ? '' : $values['booking_freestyle_text'];
   
diff --git a/booking.regn_node.inc b/booking.regn_node.inc
index 31eb0f3..497a1ba 100644
--- a/booking.regn_node.inc
+++ b/booking.regn_node.inc
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ function booking_update($node) {
 		'booking_welfare_required', 'booking_payment_complete', 'booking_refund_processed', 'booking_committee_member'
 	);
 	//these fields should be zero if not defined
-	$default_zero_keys = array('booking_luckynum', 'booking_bf_gf_nid', 'booking_keepseparate_id', 'booking_refund_due');
+	$default_zero_keys = array('booking_luckynum', 'booking_bf_gf_nid', 'booking_keepseparate_id', 'booking_refund_due', 'booking_earlyaccess_code_id');
 
 	//some fields are present in $node from the SQL view we use that don't belong in booking_person so exclude them
 	$excluded_keys = array('booking_person_nid', 'booking_transport_type', 'booking_transport_from_morriset_reqd', 'booking_transport_to_morriset_reqd',