diff --git a/ajax/PointsCenter.php b/ajax/PointsCenter.php
index 7a091ca..7564fba 100644
--- a/ajax/PointsCenter.php
+++ b/ajax/PointsCenter.php
@@ -306,6 +306,17 @@ public function getRecentEvents()
         );
     }
 
+    public function eventNameExists($event_name)
+    {
+        return count(self::fetchAllQuery(
+            "SELECT event_name
+                FROM events
+                WHERE qtr=:qtr AND event_name=:event_name",
+            PDO::FETCH_COLUMN,
+            array(":event_name" => $event_name)
+        )) > 0;
+    }
+
     public function getCommitteeEvents($committee)
     {
         if ($committee == "Facilities") {
@@ -513,11 +524,17 @@ public function getSlivkanBonusPoints($nu_email)
             $other_points = 0;
         }
 
-        $other_breakdown = array(
-            array($bonus['other1_name'] | '', $bonus['other1'] | 0),
-            array($bonus['other2_name'] | '', $bonus['other2'] | 0),
-            array($bonus['other3_name'] | '', $bonus['other3'] | 0)
-        );
+        $other_breakdown = array();
+
+        if (!empty($bonus['other1_name'])) {
+            $other_breakdown[] = array($bonus['other1_name'], $bonus['other1']);
+        }
+        if (!empty($bonus['other2_name'])) {
+            $other_breakdown[] = array($bonus['other2_name'], $bonus['other2']);
+        }
+        if (!empty($bonus['other3_name'])) {
+            $other_breakdown[] = array($bonus['other3_name'], $bonus['other3']);
+        }
 
         return array(
             "helper" => $helper_points,
diff --git a/ajax/eventNameExists.php b/ajax/eventNameExists.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb58a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ajax/eventNameExists.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+header('Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
+require_once "./PointsCenter.php";
+$points_center = new \Slivka\PointsCenter();
+$eventNameExists = $points_center->eventNameExists($_GET['event_name']);
+
+echo json_encode(array('eventNameExists' => $eventNameExists));
diff --git a/js/points-center/admin.js b/js/points-center/admin.js
index a341ba1..05fa37b 100644
--- a/js/points-center/admin.js
+++ b/js/points-center/admin.js
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ module.exports = {
             utils.appendSlivkanInputs(9);
 
             $('#slivkan-entry-tab')
-                .on('focus', '.slivkan-entry', slivkanTypeahead);
-                // .on('typeahead:close', '.slivkan-entry',
-                //     { callback: validateSlivkanName },
-                //     utils.destroyTypeahead);
+                .on('focus', '.slivkan-entry', slivkanTypeahead)
+                .on('typeahead:close', '.slivkan-entry',
+                    { callback: validateSlivkanName },
+                    utils.destroyTypeahead);
 
             $('[data-edit-committee]').on('click', function() {
                 var committee = $('#edit-committee').val();
diff --git a/js/points-center/submission.js b/js/points-center/submission.js
index 1e096a0..9543527 100644
--- a/js/points-center/submission.js
+++ b/js/points-center/submission.js
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@ var validateSlivkanName = function(entry, inBulk) {
 
         if (!foundSlivkan) {
             valid = false;
-        }
-
-        if (type === 'Committee Only' && $('#committee').val() !== foundSlivkan.committee) {
+        } else if (type === 'Committee Only' && $('#committee').val() !== foundSlivkan.committee) {
             valid = false;
         }
 
@@ -155,10 +153,10 @@ var validateEventName = function() {
     } else if ((eventName.length <= 32 && eventName.length >= 8) || (type === 'P2P' && eventName === 'P2P')) {
         eventName += ' ' + $('#date').val();
 
-        $.getJSON(utils.ajaxRoot + '/ajax/getRecentEvents.php', function(events) {
+        $.getJSON(utils.ajaxRoot + '/ajax/eventNameExists.php', { event_name: eventName }, function(response) {
             var last;
 
-            if (events.length > 0 && _.findIndex(events, { event_name: eventName }) !== -1) {
+            if (response.eventNameExists) {
                 if (type === 'IM') {
                     last = parseInt(eventEl.val().slice(-1), 10);
                     eventEl.val(eventEl.val().slice(0, -1) + (last + 1).toString());
@@ -709,7 +707,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 .on('typeahead:close', '.slivkan-entry',
                     { callback: validateSlivkanName },
                     utils.destroyTypeahead)
-                .on('typeahead:autocomplete', '.slivkan-entry', function() {
+                .on('typeahead:autocomplete typeahead:select', '.slivkan-entry', function() {
                     $(this).closest('.form-group').next().find('input').focus();
                 });
 
@@ -718,7 +716,7 @@ module.exports = {
                 .on('typeahead:close', '.fellow-entry',
                     { callback: validateFellowName },
                     utils.destroyTypeahead)
-                .on('typeahead:autocomplete', '.fellow-entry', function() {
+                .on('typeahead:autocomplete typeahead:select', '.fellow-entry', function() {
                     $(this).closest('.form-group').next().find('input').focus();
                 });
         });
diff --git a/js/points-center/utils.js b/js/points-center/utils.js
index c5a35ba..273d86c 100644
--- a/js/points-center/utils.js
+++ b/js/points-center/utils.js
@@ -86,9 +86,5 @@ module.exports.destroyTypeahead = function(event) {
 
     if (target.hasClass('tt-input')) {
         event.data.callback(target.typeahead('destroy').closest('.form-group'));
-
-        if (TAB_PRESSED) {
-            target.closest('.form-group').next().find('input').focus();
-        }
     }
 };