diff --git a/booking.variety_form.inc b/booking.variety_form.inc
index 4388e32..38012ad 100644
--- a/booking.variety_form.inc
+++ b/booking.variety_form.inc
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ 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;
-    watchdog('booking_debug', 'Timeslot @tid form state value:<br /><pre>@info</pre>', 
-      array('@tid' => $timeslot->tid, '@info' => print_r($form_state['values'][$fieldname], true)));
+    watchdog('booking_debug', 'Timeslot @tid form state value: <pre>@info</pre>', 
+      array('@tid' => $timeslot->tid, '@info' => print_r($form_state['values'], true)));
 
     //re-create the form element for this timeslot
     $form['variety-sessions'][$fieldname] = array(
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function booking_variety_session_callback($form, &$form_state) {
       '#options' => _booking_get_variety_timeslot_options($timeslot->tid),
       '#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]) ? $form_state['values'][$fieldname] : '',	
     );
     
     // Tell drupal to update the wrapper for this field