diff --git a/user.inc.php b/user.inc.php
index 7ba8189..e4ff0ed 100644
--- a/user.inc.php
+++ b/user.inc.php
@@ -689,16 +689,10 @@ function user_save(&$u)
 		array_key_exists('special_awards', $u) &&
 		count(array_diff_assoc($u['special_awards'], $u['orig']['special_awards'])) > 0
 	){
-		$aaids = array();
-		foreach($u['special_awards'] as $id => $yesno){
-			if(strtolower(trim($yesno)) == 'yes'){
-				$aaids[] = $id;
-			}
-		}
 		mysql_query("DELETE FROM judges_specialaward_sel WHERE users_id = {$u['id']}");
-		if(is_array($aaids)){
+		if(count($u['special_awards']) > 0){
 			$query = "INSERT INTO judges_specialaward_sel (users_id, award_awards_id) VALUES (" . $u['id'] . ", ";
-			$query .= implode('), (' . $u['id'] . ', ', $aaids);
+			$query .= implode('), (' . $u['id'] . ', ', $u['specal_awards']);
 			$query .= ")";
 			mysql_query($query);
 		}
@@ -711,12 +705,7 @@ function user_save(&$u)
 		mysql_query("DELETE FROM judges_availability WHERE users_id='{$u['id']}'");
 
 		$query = 'SELECT date, starttime, endtime FROM judges_timeslots WHERE id IN (';
-		$ids = array();
-		foreach($u['available_times'] as $id => $yesno){
-			if(strtolower(trim($yesno)) == 'yes'){
-				$ids[] = $id;
-			}
-		}
+		$ids = $u['available_times'];
 		$query .= implode(',', $ids) . ')';
 		if(count($ids) > 0){
 			$insertVals = array();