diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/ProfileSettings.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/ProfileSettings.pm
index 605d3133f..b691d04eb 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Operation/ProfileSettings.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Operation/ProfileSettings.pm
@@ -334,9 +334,8 @@ sub www_editProfileFieldSave {
 	my $categoryId = $session->form->selectBox("profileCategoryId");
 	if ($session->form->process("new")) {
 		my $field = WebGUI::ProfileField->create($session,$session->form->text("fid"), \%data, $categoryId);
-		$session->stow->set("editSavedFid",$field->getId);
 	} else {
-		my $field = WebGUI::ProfileField->new($session,$session->stow->get("editSavedFid"));
+		my $field = WebGUI::ProfileField->new($session,	$session->form->process("fid"));
 		$field->set(\%data);
 		$field->setCategory($categoryId);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm b/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm
index 59a7092e3..dcbbe623c 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/ProfileField.pm
@@ -543,6 +543,9 @@ sub setCategory {
 	my $categoryId = shift;
 	return undef unless ($categoryId);
 	my $currentCategoryId = $self->get("profileCategoryId");
+
+	return undef if ($categoryId eq $currentCategoryId);
+
         my ($sequenceNumber) = $self->session->db->quickArray("select max(sequenceNumber) from userProfileField where profileCategoryId=".$self->session->db->quote($categoryId));
 	$self->session->db->setRow("userProfileField","fieldName",{fieldName=>$self->getId, profileCategoryId=>$categoryId, sequenceNumber=>$sequenceNumber+1});
 	$self->{_property}{profileCategoryId} = $categoryId;