diff --git a/booking.studygroups.inc b/booking.studygroups.inc
index c04ffb5..f1dae4b 100644
--- a/booking.studygroups.inc
+++ b/booking.studygroups.inc
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ function booking_studygroups_update_form($node, &$form_state, $sid) {
 		foreach ($group_mapping as $person) {
 			//dereference a bunch of fields we'll be using
 			$committee_flag = $working_list[$person->booking_node_id]->booking_committee_member;
-			$manually_allocated_flag = $working_list[$person->booking_node_id]->booking_session_manually_allocated;
+			$manually_allocated_flag = $person->booking_session_manually_allocated;
 			$spouse_id = $working_list[$person->booking_node_id]->booking_partner_id;
 			$bf_gf_id = $working_list[$person->booking_node_id]->booking_bf_gf_nid;
 			$gender = $working_list[$person->booking_node_id]->booking_gender == 'M' ? 'male' : 'female';