diff -u -r1.37 SectionForm.inc.php
--- classes/manager/form/SectionForm.inc.php	1 Jul 2008 01:16:10 -0000	1.37
+++ classes/manager/form/SectionForm.inc.php	26 Sep 2008 16:09:00 -0000
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@
 
 		$section->setTitle($this->getData('title'), null); // Localized
 		$section->setAbbrev($this->getData('abbrev'), null); // Localized
-		$section->setReviewFormId($this->getData('reviewFormId'));
+		$reviewFormId = $this->getData('reviewFormId');
+		if ($reviewFormId === '') $reviewFormId = null;
+		$section->setReviewFormId($reviewFormId);
 		$section->setMetaIndexed($this->getData('metaIndexed') ? 0 : 1); // #2066: Inverted
 		$section->setMetaReviewed($this->getData('metaReviewed') ? 0 : 1); // #2066: Inverted
 		$section->setAbstractsNotRequired($this->getData('abstractsNotRequired') ? 1 : 0);