diff --git a/src/mailmanweb/forms.py b/src/mailmanweb/forms.py
index 7d48afb..63c06d6 100644
--- a/src/mailmanweb/forms.py
+++ b/src/mailmanweb/forms.py
@@ -761,6 +761,10 @@
         "Digest": _("Digest-related options"),
         "Message Acceptance": _("Options related to when messages are accepted"),
         }
+    def clean_recipients(self):
+        data = self.cleaned_data['recipients']
+        data = data.splitlines()
+        return data
     def __init__(self,visible_section,visible_option, *args, **kwargs):  
         super(ListSettings, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)  
         #if settings:raise Exception(settings) #debug
diff --git a/src/mailmanweb/views.py b/src/mailmanweb/views.py
index e8a0ae0..505bb3f 100644
--- a/src/mailmanweb/views.py
+++ b/src/mailmanweb/views.py
@@ -340,6 +340,14 @@
         the_list = List.objects.get_or_404(fqdn_listname=fqdn_listname)
     except MailmanApiError:
         return utils.render_api_error(request)
+    #collect all Form sections for the links:
+    temp = ListSettings('','')
+    for section in temp.layout:
+        try:
+            form_sections.append((section[0],temp.section_descriptions[section[0]]))
+        except KeyError, e:
+            error=e
+    del temp
     #Save a Form Processed by POST  
     if request.method == 'POST':
         form = ListSettings(visible_section,visible_option,data=request.POST)
@@ -354,14 +362,6 @@
             message = _("Validation Error - The list has not been updated.")
     
     else:
-        #collect all Form sections for the links:
-        temp = ListSettings('','')
-        for section in temp.layout:
-            try:
-                form_sections.append((section[0],temp.section_descriptions[section[0]]))
-            except KeyError, e:
-                error=e
-        del temp
         #Provide a form with existing values
         #create form and process layout into form.layout
         form = ListSettings(visible_section,visible_option,data=None)