diff --git a/db/db.update.116.php b/db/db.update.116.php
index ff13c32..b073c6f 100644
--- a/db/db.update.116.php
+++ b/db/db.update.116.php
@@ -315,14 +315,17 @@ function db_update_116_post()
 	}
 
 	/* Now write back the judge ids */
+	if(count($jtl)) {
 	foreach($jtl as $id=>$new_id) 
 		$q = mysql_query("UPDATE judges_teams_link SET judges_id='$new_id' WHERE id='$id' ");
-
+	}
+	if(count($jsal)) {
 	foreach($jsal as $id=>$new_id) 
 		$q = mysql_query("UPDATE judges_specialaward_sel SET judges_id='$new_id' WHERE id='$id' ");
-
+	}
+	if(count($qa)) {
 	foreach($qa as $id=>$new_id)
 		$q = mysql_query("UPDATE question_answers SET registrations_id='$new_id' WHERE id='$id' ");
-
+	}
 }
 ?>