diff --git a/app/controllers/expressions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/expressions_controller.rb
index 2e6e6f6..170ec14 100644
--- a/app/controllers/expressions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/expressions_controller.rb
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ def edit
   def create
     realizer_name = params[:name]
     realizer_type = params[:entity_type]
-    @expression = Expression.new(params[:expression])
 
+    @expression = Expression.new(params[:expression])
     @realizer = realizer_type._as_class.find_or_create_by_name(realizer_name)
 
     respond_to do |format|
diff --git a/app/views/manifestations/_form.html.erb b/app/views/manifestations/_form.html.erb
index 0350ade..32abf96 100644
--- a/app/views/manifestations/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/manifestations/_form.html.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <tr>
 <td>Title</td>
-<td><%= form.text_field :title, :size => 50 %><td>
+<td><%= form.text_field :title, :size => 50, :value => @e.title %><td>
 </tr>
 
 <tr>
diff --git a/app/views/manifestations/new.html.erb b/app/views/manifestations/new.html.erb
index 05d9c87..8a9b3d9 100644
--- a/app/views/manifestations/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/manifestations/new.html.erb
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 <h1>Add a manifestation</h1>
 
-<% e = Expression.find(params[:expression_id]) %>
+<% @e = Expression.find(params[:expression_id]) %>
 
 <p>
 
 Work:
-<%= link_to "#{e.reification.work.anchor_text}",  @e.reification.work %>
+<%= link_to @e.reification.work.anchor_text, @e.reification.work %>
 <br />
-Expression: <%= link_to e.anchor_text, e %>
+Expression: <%= link_to @e.anchor_text, @e %>
 
 </p>
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Producer:
 
 <%= render(:partial => 'form', :object => f) %>
 
-<%= hidden_field (:manifestation, :expression_id, :value => params[:expression_id]) %>
+<%= hidden_field_tag ('expression_id', :value => params[:expression_id]) %>
 
 <p>
 <%= f.submit "Create" %>