diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js.erb b/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js.erb
index 4ea254cba..0416ed85b 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js.erb
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js.erb
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@
             var genre = sessionSettings.hasOwnProperty('genres') && sessionSettings.genres.length > 0 ? sessionSettings.genres[0].id : '';
             context.JK.GenreSelectorHelper.reset('#create-session-genre', genre);
 
-            var musician_access = sessionSettings.hasOwnProperty('musician_access') ? sessionSettings.musician_access : true;
+            var bandId = sessionSettings.hasOwnProperty('band_id') ? sessionSettings.band_id : '';
+            $('#band-list', $form).val(bandId);
+
+            var musician_access = sessionSettings.hasOwnProperty('musician_access') ? sessionSettings.musician_access : false;
             $('#musician-access option[value=' + musician_access + ']').attr('selected', 'selected');
+
             toggleMusicianAccess();
 
             if (musician_access) {
@@ -44,10 +48,7 @@
                 $('#musician-access-option-' + approval_required).iCheck('check').attr('checked', 'checked');
             }
 
-            var bandId = sessionSettings.hasOwnProperty('band_id') ? sessionSettings.band_id : '';
-            $('#band-list', $form).val(bandId);
-
-            var fan_access = sessionSettings.hasOwnProperty('fan_access') ? sessionSettings.fan_access : true;
+            var fan_access = sessionSettings.hasOwnProperty('fan_access') ? sessionSettings.fan_access : false;
             $('#fan-access option[value=' + fan_access + ']').attr('selected', 'selected');
             toggleFanAccess();
 
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@
                 $('#fan-chat-option-' + fan_chat).iCheck('check').attr('checked', 'checked');
             }
 
+            context.JK.dropdown($('#musician-access', $form));
+            context.JK.dropdown($('#fan-access', $form));
+
             $('#friend-input')
                 .unbind('blur')
                 .attr("placeholder", "Looking up friends...")
@@ -139,10 +143,14 @@
             data.genres = context.JK.GenreSelectorHelper.getSelectedGenres('#create-session-genre');
 
             data.musician_access = $('#musician-access option:selected').val() === "true" ? true : false;
+            console.log("data.musician_access=%o", data.musician_access);
             data.approval_required = $("input[name='musician-access-option']:checked").val() === "true" ? true : false;
+            console.log("data.approval_required=%o", data.approval_required);
 
             data.fan_access = $('#fan-access option:selected').val() === "true" ? true : false;
+            console.log("data.fan_access=%o", data.fan_access);
             data.fan_chat = $("input[name='fan-chat-option']:checked").val() === "true" ? true : false;
+            console.log("data.fan_chat=%o", data.fan_chat);
 
             if ($('#band-list option:selected').val() !== '') {
                 data.band = $('#band-list option:selected').val();
@@ -264,8 +272,7 @@
         }
 
         function sessionSettingsLoaded(response) {
-            if (response != null)
-            {
+            if (response != null) {
                sessionSettings = response;
             }
             resetForm();