diff --git a/sample_intake.html b/sample_intake.html
index ce66a9d..524d0b8 100644
--- a/sample_intake.html
+++ b/sample_intake.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
          <label class = "form-label" for="location">Location of Sample</label>
       </div>
       <div class="col">
-        <input class="form-control" name="location" value=""></input>
+        <input class="form-control" name="location" id="Location" value=""></input>
       </div>
     </div>
     <button class="btn btn-primary float-end" type="submit"> submit </button>
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
   </form>
   <script>
   var map = L.map('map').fitWorld();
+  var sample_form = document.getElementById("sample");
   L.tileLayer(
         'https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
         {attribution: '&copy; <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors',
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@
   map.on('click', function(ev){
     var latlng = map.mouseEventToLatLng(ev.originalEvent);
     console.log(latlng.lat + ', ' + latlng.lng);
-    document.sample.location.value = latlng.lat + ', ' + latlng.lng;
+    sample_form.location.value = latlng.lat + ', ' + latlng.lng;
     if (marker != undefined) {
         map.removeLayer(marker);
   };
@@ -109,13 +110,15 @@
 
   const form = document.getElementById("sample");
   form.addEventListener("submit", add);
-  
+
   function add(event){
+    event.preventDefault();
+
     let sample = {
       "Name" : document.getElementById("Name").value,
       "Type" : document.getElementById("Type").value,
       "Date_Collected" : document.getElementById("Date_Collected").value,
-      "Place" : document.getElementById("Place").value,
+      "Place" : document.getElementById("Location").value,
       "Notes" : document.getElementById("Notes").value
     }
     let transaction =  db.transaction(["sample"], "readwrite");
@@ -129,7 +132,6 @@
       console.log("something went wrong");
       // Don't forget to handle errors!
     };
-    event.preventDefault();
 
   }
   </script>