diff --git a/admin/user_list.php b/admin/user_list.php
index c94811d6..d670ba7e 100644
--- a/admin/user_list.php
+++ b/admin/user_list.php
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 <?
  require_once('../common.inc.php');
  require_once('../user.inc.php');
+ require_once('../judge.inc.php');
  user_auth_required('committee', 'admin');
 
  require_once('judges.inc.php');
@@ -222,6 +223,16 @@ function neweditor()
 	$completeno=0;
 	while($r=mysql_fetch_assoc($q))
 	{
+		//JAMES - TEMP - due to the previous error with improperly setting judge status to NOT complete when special awards was turned off
+		//we now need to make sure we re-calculate all the judge statuses somehow, so might as well do it here.
+		//FIXME: remove this after all the fairs are done this year SUMMER 2010
+		if(in_array('judge',$show_types)){
+			$u=user_load_by_uid($r['uid']);
+
+			//we also set teh $r array so it displays properly on first load
+			if(judge_status_update($u)=="complete")
+				$r['judge_complete']='yes';
+		}
 		$types = split(',', $r['types']);
 		$span = count($types) > 1 ? "rowspan=\"".count($types)."\"" : '';
 		echo "<tr><td $span>";