diff --git a/admin/reports.php b/admin/reports.php
index 5a64841..1dd8f6d 100644
--- a/admin/reports.php
+++ b/admin/reports.php
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 	$comment = mysql_escape_string(stripslashes($_POST['comment']));
 
 	if($category_exist != '') $category = $category_exist;
+
+	if($category) {
 	
 	$type = $_POST['type'];
 	if(!array_key_exists($type, $report_options['type']['values'])) {
@@ -82,6 +84,13 @@
 			'$reports_id', '$category', '$comment', 
 			'$type', '$stock' );");
 	header("Location: reports.php?edit=1");
+	exit;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		header("Location: reports.php?edit=1&errormsg=nocategory");
+		exit;
+	}
  }
 
 
@@ -105,6 +114,8 @@
  }
 
  require_once("../ajax.inc.php");
+ if($_GET['errormsg']=="nocategory")
+ 	echo error(i18n("You must select a category or type a new category name to add a report to your list"));
 
  /* Load all the users reports */
  $q = mysql_query("SELECT reports_committee.*,reports.name