diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
index 77726e437..97666d406 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/models/Preference.php
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class Application_Model_Preference
 
     	$outputString = "\n";
     	foreach($outputArray as $key => $out){
-    	    if(!empty($out)){
+    	    if($out != ''){
     		    $outputString .= $key.' : '.$out."\n";
     	    }
     	}
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/nowplaying/register.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/nowplaying/register.js
index 2a0002b93..a06d5dd1f 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/nowplaying/register.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/nowplaying/register.js
@@ -86,12 +86,10 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 
 function validateFields(){
     var stnName = $("#stnName");
-    var email = $("#Email");
     
     var errors = new Array();
     
     errors[0] = displayError(stnName);
-    errors[1] = displayError(email);
   
     for( e in errors ){
         if(errors[e]){