diff --git a/booking.variety_admin.inc b/booking.variety_admin.inc
index d918827..4aa1bc3 100644
--- a/booking.variety_admin.inc
+++ b/booking.variety_admin.inc
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ function booking_variety_regn_edit_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   }  
   watchdog('booking_debug', "<pre>Variety session IDs from edit form:\n@info</pre>", array('@info' => print_r( $booking_variety_ids, true)));
 
-  // Get the previous variety session IDs and compare them
+  // Get the previous variety session IDs so we can check for changes
   $person = db_query("SELECT * FROM {booking_person_view} WHERE nid = :nid",
     array(':nid' => $values['nid']))->fetchObject();    
   $previous_variety_ids = drupal_json_decode($person->booking_variety_ids);  
@@ -875,14 +875,33 @@ function booking_variety_regn_edit_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
       }
     }
 
-    // update the session registration information for this person
-		$result = db_update('booking_variety_regn')
-			->fields(array(
-        'booking_variety_ids' => drupal_json_encode($booking_variety_ids),
-			))
-			->condition('booking_person_nid', $values['nid'])
-			->execute();
-    watchdog('booking', "Updated variety session registration for person ID !nid", array('!nid' => $values['nid']));
+    // See if this person ever had a variety session registration
+    $update_or_insert_check = db_query("SELECT * FROM {booking_variety_regn} " . 
+      "WHERE booking_person_nid = :nid",
+      array(':nid' => $values['nid'],
+    ))->fetchObject();
+
+    if (! $update_or_insert_check) {
+      // create new variety session registration information for this person
+      $result = db_insert('booking_variety_regn')
+        ->fields(array(
+          'booking_person_nid' => $values['nid'],
+          'booking_variety_ids' => drupal_json_encode($booking_variety_ids),
+        ))
+        ->execute();
+      watchdog('booking', "Created variety session registration for person ID !nid", array('!nid' => $values['nid']));
+    }
+    else {
+      // update the session registration information for this person
+      $result = db_update('booking_variety_regn')
+        ->fields(array(
+          'booking_variety_ids' => drupal_json_encode($booking_variety_ids),
+        ))
+        ->condition('booking_person_nid', $values['nid'])
+        ->execute();
+      watchdog('booking', "Updated variety session registration for person ID !nid", array('!nid' => $values['nid']));
+    }
+
 
 		$form_state['redirect'] = $redirect_path;
 	}