diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlayouthistoryController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlayouthistoryController.php
index b79cfbdc0..f9435e740 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlayouthistoryController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/PlayouthistoryController.php
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ class PlayouthistoryController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 	        Logging::info($params);
 	
 	        $historyService = new Application_Service_HistoryService();
-	        $historyService->createPlayedItem($params);
+	        $json = $historyService->createPlayedItem($params);
+	        
+	        $this->_helper->json->sendJson($json);
     	}
         catch (Exception $e) {
         	Logging::info($e);
@@ -168,9 +170,12 @@ class PlayouthistoryController extends Zend_Controller_Action
     public function editListItemAction()
     {
         $id = $this->_getParam('id', null);
+        Logging::info("Id is: $id");
+        
+        $populate = isset($id) ? true : false;
 
         $historyService = new Application_Service_HistoryService();
-        $form = $historyService->makeHistoryItemForm($id, true);
+        $form = $historyService->makeHistoryItemForm($id, $populate);
 
         $this->view->form = $form;
         $this->view->dialog = $this->view->render('playouthistory/dialog.phtml');
@@ -188,14 +193,20 @@ class PlayouthistoryController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 
     public function updateListItemAction()
     {
-    	$request = $this->getRequest();
-    	$params = $request->getPost();
-    	Logging::info($params);
-
-    	$historyService = new Application_Service_HistoryService();
-    	$json = $historyService->editPlayedItem($params);
-
-    	$this->view->data = $json;
+    	try {
+	    	$request = $this->getRequest();
+	    	$params = $request->getPost();
+	    	Logging::info($params);
+	
+	    	$historyService = new Application_Service_HistoryService();
+	    	$json = $historyService->editPlayedItem($params);
+	
+	    	$this->_helper->json->sendJson($json);
+    	}
+    	catch (Exception $e) {
+    		Logging::info($e);
+    		Logging::info($e->getMessage());
+    	}
     }
 
     public function updateAggregateItemAction()
@@ -207,7 +218,7 @@ class PlayouthistoryController extends Zend_Controller_Action
     	$historyService = new Application_Service_HistoryService();
     	$json = $historyService->editPlayedFile($params);
 
-    	$this->view->data = $json;
+    	$this->_helper->json->sendJson($json);
     }
 
     public function templateAction()
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/EditHistoryItem.php b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/EditHistoryItem.php
index 5278dd6e1..7bbda501a 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/EditHistoryItem.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/EditHistoryItem.php
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Application_Form_EditHistoryItem extends Zend_Form
 
 	const ITEM_TYPE = "type";
 	const ITEM_CLASS = "class";
+	const ITEM_OPTIONS = "options";
 	const ITEM_ID_SUFFIX = "name";
 
 	const TEXT_INPUT_CLASS = "input_text";
@@ -80,8 +81,13 @@ class Application_Form_EditHistoryItem extends Zend_Form
 		),
 		TEMPLATE_BOOLEAN => array(
 			"class" => "Zend_Form_Element_Checkbox",
-			"filters" => array(
-				"Boolean"
+			"validators" => array(
+				array(
+					"class" => "Zend_Validate_InArray",
+					"options" => array(
+						"haystack" => array(0,1)
+					)
+				)
 			)
 		),
 		TEMPLATE_INT => array(
@@ -93,9 +99,6 @@ class Application_Form_EditHistoryItem extends Zend_Form
 			),
 			"attrs" => array(
 				"class" => self::TEXT_INPUT_CLASS
-			),
-			"filters" => array(
-				"Int"
 			)
 		),
 		TEMPLATE_FLOAT => array(
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ class Application_Form_EditHistoryItem extends Zend_Form
 
 			if (isset($formElType["attrs"])) {
 
-				$attrs = $formElType["filters"];
+				$attrs = $formElType["attrs"];
 
 				foreach ($attrs as $key => $value) {
 					$el->setAttrib($key, $value);
@@ -219,7 +222,8 @@ class Application_Form_EditHistoryItem extends Zend_Form
 				$validators = $formElType["validators"];
 
 				foreach ($validators as $index => $arr) {
-					$validator = new $arr[self::ITEM_CLASS]();
+					$options = isset($arr[self::ITEM_OPTIONS]) ? $arr[self::ITEM_OPTIONS] : null;
+					$validator = new $arr[self::ITEM_CLASS]($options);
 
 					//extra validator info
 					if (isset($arr["params"])) {
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/services/HistoryService.php b/airtime_mvc/application/services/HistoryService.php
index 3ff7548a8..ad539883d 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/services/HistoryService.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/services/HistoryService.php
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ class Application_Service_HistoryService
 		try {
 			$form = $this->makeHistoryItemForm(null);
 			$history_id = $form->getElement("his_item_id");
+			$json = array();
 
 	        if ($form->isValid($data)) {
 	        	$history_id->setIgnore(true);
@@ -647,8 +648,14 @@ class Application_Service_HistoryService
 	        }
 	        else {
 	        	Logging::info("created list item NOT VALID");
-	        	Logging::info($form->getMessages());
+	        	
+	        	$msgs = $form->getMessages();
+	        	Logging::info($msgs);
+	        	
+	        	$json["error"] = $msgs;
 	        }
+	        
+	        return $json;
 		}
 		catch (Exception $e) {
 			throw $e;
@@ -664,6 +671,9 @@ class Application_Service_HistoryService
 			$history_id = $form->getElement("his_item_id");
 			$history_id->setRequired(true);
 
+			Logging::info($data);
+			$json = array();
+			
 			if ($form->isValid($data)) {
 			    $history_id->setIgnore(true);
 	        	$values = $form->getValues();
@@ -675,12 +685,17 @@ class Application_Service_HistoryService
 	        }
 	        else {
 	        	Logging::info("edited list item NOT VALID");
+	        	
+	        	$msgs = $form->getMessages();
+	        	Logging::info($msgs);
+	        	
+	        	$json["error"] = $msgs;
 	        }
-
-	        Logging::info($form->getMessages());
+	        
+	        return $json;
 		}
 		catch (Exception $e) {
-			Logging::info($e);
+			throw $e;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playouthistory/historytable.js b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playouthistory/historytable.js
index 682759e0c..0f35a7005 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playouthistory/historytable.js
+++ b/airtime_mvc/public/js/airtime/playouthistory/historytable.js
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ var AIRTIME = (function(AIRTIME) {
     		$.post(url, data, function(json) {
     			
     			//TODO put errors on form.
-    			if (json.data !== "true") {
-    				//makeHistoryDialog(json.dialog);
+    			if (json.error !== undefined) {
+    				
     			}
     			else {
     				removeHistoryDialog();