diff --git a/new_eac.php b/new_eac.php
index 4a5f1d0..4e3f1ba 100644
--- a/new_eac.php
+++ b/new_eac.php
@@ -1165,6 +1165,44 @@ function slowreload() {
           window.setTimeout(slowreload, 1000);
           
         }
+        else
+        {
+            lobjFormElements['genders'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['genderDatesFrom'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['genderDatesTo'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['langNames'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['langCodes'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['scriptNames'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['scriptCodes'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['subjects'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['genres'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['occupations'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['occuDatesFrom'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['occuStandardFrom'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['occuDatesTo'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['occuStandardTo'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['placeEntries'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['placeRoles'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['placeDatesFrom'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['placeStandardFrom'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['placeDatesTo'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['placeStandardTo'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['citations'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['cpfTypes'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['cpfRoles'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['cpfs'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['cpfIDs'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['cpfURIs'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['cpfNotes'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['resourceTypes'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['resourceRoles'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['resources'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['resourceCreators'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['resourceIDs'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['resourceURIs'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['resourceNotes'] = [];
+            lobjFormElements['sources'] = [];
+        }        
           
       });
     
diff --git a/save_new.php b/save_new.php
index 7246c04..228977e 100644
--- a/save_new.php
+++ b/save_new.php
@@ -494,18 +494,27 @@
 if (file_exists(  $_POST["dir"] . '/' . $file_name_lower . '.xml')) {
 
   echo "A record with this name already exists.";
+  
+  $_POST = array();
 
 }
 elseif( $file_name_lower == "" ) {    
+	
 	echo "Record not saved. File name is empty.";	
 	
 	if( $cleanedArray["entity"] == "" ) {
 	   echo " You must also choose an entity type.";	   
     }
     
+    $_POST = array();
+    
 }
 elseif( $cleanedArray["entity"] == "" ) {
+    
     echo "Record not saved. Must choose an entity type.";	
+    
+    $_POST = array();
+    
 } else {
   touch(  $_POST["dir"] . '/' . $file_name_lower . '.xml');
 
diff --git a/xsl/ead2eac.xsl b/xsl/ead2eac.xsl
index 4138442..e7bf3c7 100644
--- a/xsl/ead2eac.xsl
+++ b/xsl/ead2eac.xsl
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@
                             </dateRange>
                         </xsl:when>
                         <xsl:otherwise>
-                            <xsl:if test="../following-sibling::ead:note[@type='occuDateTo'][@label=$vOccuLabel]">
+                            <xsl:if test="../following-sibling::ead:note[@type='occuDateTo'][@label=$vOccuLabel]!=''">
                                 <dateRange>
                                     <xsl:choose>
                                         <xsl:when test="../following-sibling::ead:note[@type='occuStandardTo'][@label=$vOccuLabel]/ead:p!=''">