diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/services/HistoryService.php b/airtime_mvc/application/services/HistoryService.php
index a2ae5b6b6..c55a2c5df 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/services/HistoryService.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/services/HistoryService.php
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ class Application_Service_HistoryService
 				foreach($template["fields"] as $index => $field) {
 
 					$key = $field["name"];
+					$value = "";
 
 					if (in_array($key, $required)) {
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playouthistory/configuretemplate.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playouthistory/configuretemplate.js
index 50223732f..26fad4a30 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playouthistory/configuretemplate.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playouthistory/configuretemplate.js
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ var AIRTIME = (function(AIRTIME) {
     			label = $div.find("input").val(),
     			name;
     		
-    		name = label.toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, "");
+    		//create a string name that will work for all languages.
+    		name = Math.random().toString(36).substring(7);
     		
     		var config = {
 				name: name,