diff --git a/admin/registration_list.php b/admin/registration_list.php
index 0a296e9..de70cd0 100644
--- a/admin/registration_list.php
+++ b/admin/registration_list.php
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ function openstudentinfo(id)
  $status_str['open'] = i18n("Open");
  $status_str['new'] = i18n("New");
 
+ $showstatus = $_GET['showstatus'];
+
  foreach($status_str as $s=>$str) {
- 	$sel = ($_GET['showstatus'] == $s) ? "selected=\"selected\"" : '';
+ 	$sel = ($showstatus == $s) ? "selected=\"selected\"" : '';
 	echo "<option $sel value=\"$s\">$str</option>\n";
  }
  echo "</select>";
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ $q=mysql_query("SELECT * FROM projectdivisions WHERE year='$year' ORDER BY id");
 while($r=mysql_fetch_object($q))
 	$divs[$r->id]=$r->division;
 
-if($_GET['showstatus']) $wherestatus="AND status='".$_GET['showstatus']."' ";
+if($showstatus) $wherestatus="AND status='$showstatus' ";
 else $wherestatus="";
 	switch($_GET['sort'])
 	{
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ else $wherestatus="";
 	
 	echo "<table class=\"summarytable\">";
 	echo "<tr>";
-	if($_GET['showstatus']) $stat="&showstatus=".$_GET['showstatus'];
+	if($showstatus) $stat="&showstatus=".$showstatus;
 	echo  "<th><a href=\"registration_list.php?sort=status$stat\">".i18n("Status")."</a></th>";
 	echo  "<th><a href=\"registration_list.php?sort=email\">".i18n("Email Address")."</a></th>";
 	echo  "<th><a href=\"registration_list.php?sort=num$stat\">".i18n("Reg Num")."</a></th>";