diff --git a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/controller/servlet/ObservationController.java b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/controller/servlet/ObservationController.java
index 90482e37328535a380488e9b0c768fead31bf2e8..6bb429a9dfbb07e33c14ac8a163252f97634d9be 100755
--- a/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/controller/servlet/ObservationController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/no/nibio/vips/logic/controller/servlet/ObservationController.java
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ public class ObservationController extends HttpServlet {
                     }
                 }
                 catch(NumberFormatException nfe) {
-                    statusTypeId = null;
-                    pestOrganismId = null;
+                    statusTypeId = -1;
+                    pestOrganismId = -1;
                     viewOthersObservations = false;
                     organizationGroupId = null;
                 }