diff --git a/web/edit_profile.php b/web/edit_profile.php
index 665a20dd2e1be0c9463fed56ca9e4df040d66dd6..29a9bd8097723ee3758d0d88ecd90de7dc13f981 100644
--- a/web/edit_profile.php
+++ b/web/edit_profile.php
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ require_once('data/TagCloud.php');
 
 # This function tends to be quite useful. Might move it somewhere else so
 # that it can be included and reused in other files.
-function ifsetor (&$value, $fallback)
+function getPostVar ($postvar, $fallback)
 {
-	if (isset($value))
-		return $value;
+	if (isset($_POST[$postvar]))
+		return $_POST[$postvar];
 	return $fallback;
 }
 
@@ -110,13 +110,13 @@ if(isset($user->name))
 	$smarty->assign('email', $user->email);
 	
 	# This is what we're going to let them change.
-	$smarty->assign("id",           ifsetor($_POST['id'],           $user->id));
-	$smarty->assign('fullname',     ifsetor($_POST['fullname'],     $user->fullname));
-	$smarty->assign('bio',          ifsetor($_POST['bio'],          $user->bio));
-	$smarty->assign('homepage',     ifsetor($_POST['homepage'],     $user->homepage));
-	$smarty->assign('location',     ifsetor($_POST['location'],     $user->location));
-	$smarty->assign('location_uri', ifsetor($_POST['location_uri'], $user->location_uri));
-	$smarty->assign('avatar_uri',   ifsetor($_POST['avatar_uri'],   $user->avatar_uri));
+	$smarty->assign("id",           getPostVar('id',           $user->id));
+	$smarty->assign('fullname',     getPostVar('fullname',     $user->fullname));
+	$smarty->assign('bio',          getPostVar('bio',          $user->bio));
+	$smarty->assign('homepage',     getPostVar('homepage',     $user->homepage));
+	$smarty->assign('location',     getPostVar('location',     $user->location));
+	$smarty->assign('location_uri', getPostVar('location_uri', $user->location_uri));
+	$smarty->assign('avatar_uri',   getPostVar('avatar_uri',   $user->avatar_uri));
 
 	# And display the page.
 	$smarty->assign('errors', $errors);