diff --git a/api.php b/api.php
index 98cfeffc..a13567ec 100644
--- a/api.php
+++ b/api.php
@@ -918,11 +918,12 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 				break;
 			default:
 
-			/*	APIDOC: registration/edit
-				description(update registration information.  Updatable data: nummentors)
+			/*	COMMENTEDOUT because there's nothing to be saved!: registration/edit
+				description(update registration information)
 				post(registration array)
 				return(registration array)
 			*/
+			/*
 			case 'edit':
 				$chk=api_user_auth_required('participant');
 				if($chk['status']!="ok") {
@@ -948,6 +949,7 @@ switch($request[0]) {
 				}
 
 			break;
+			*/
 
 
 			default:
diff --git a/register_participants.inc.php b/register_participants.inc.php
index 9f20ff75..431fe934 100644
--- a/register_participants.inc.php
+++ b/register_participants.inc.php
@@ -351,12 +351,21 @@ function saveProjectData($data){
 				}
 			}
 
+			//and update nummentors in registrations, yea, i know its not in the projects table
+			if(isset($data['nummentors'])) {
+				if($data['nummentors']==null) { 
+					mysql_query("UPDATE registrations SET nummentors=NULL WHERE id='{$_SESSION['registration_id']}'");
+				}
+				else {
+					mysql_query("UPDATE registrations SET nummentors='".intval($data['nummentors'])."' WHERE id='{$_SESSION['registration_id']}'");
+				}
+			}
+
 			if($message == ''){
 				$message = 'success';
 			}
 		}
-		else
-		{
+		else {
 			$message = i18n("Invalid project to update");
 		}
 	}
@@ -464,6 +473,13 @@ function getRegistration($id) {
 	//and also get the project
 	$pq=mysql_query("SELECT id,projectnumber,title FROM projects WHERE registrations_id='$id' AND conferences_id='{$conference['id']}'");
 	$p=mysql_fetch_assoc($pq);
+
+	//move nummentors from registration object into the project object
+	//we'll also load it on getProejct, and save it on saveProjectData
+	//even though its in the registrations table not the projects table
+	$p['nummentors']=$reg['nummentors'];
+	unset($reg['nummentors']);
+
 	$reg['project']=$p;
 
 	//and finally, the status breakdown for the entire registration
@@ -473,12 +489,15 @@ function getRegistration($id) {
 
 function saveRegistrationData($d) {
 	global $conference;
+	/*
 	if($d['id']) {
 		mysql_query("UPDATE registrations SET nummentors='{$d['nummentors']}' WHERE id='{$d['id']}' AND conferences_id='{$conference['id']}'");
 		return getRegistration($d['id']);
 	}
 	else
 		return null;
+	*/
+	return getRegistration($data['id']);
 }
 
 function getProject($userId){
@@ -514,6 +533,10 @@ function getProject($userId){
 		$returnval = mysql_fetch_assoc($q);
 	}
 
+	$q=mysql_query("SELECT nummentors FROM registrations WHERE id='$regId'");
+	$r=mysql_fetch_assoc($q);
+	$returnval['nummentors']=$r['nummentors'];
+
 	$safetyquestions=getSafetyQuestions($regId);
 	$returnval['safetyquestions']=$safetyquestions;