diff --git a/application/models/logbook_model.php b/application/models/logbook_model.php
index d1b65e86..0f0e2710 100644
--- a/application/models/logbook_model.php
+++ b/application/models/logbook_model.php
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
             'COL_CQZ' => $this->input->post('cqz'),
     );
 
+    // if eQSL username set, default SENT & RCVD to 'N' else leave as null
+    if ($this->session->userdata('user_eqsl_name')){
+        $data['COL_EQSL_QSL_SENT'] = 'N';
+        $data['COL_EQSL_QSL_RCVD'] = 'N';
+    }
+
     $this->add_qso($data);
   }
 
@@ -924,6 +930,12 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
                'COL_LOTW_QSL_RCVD' => $LOTWQSLRCVD
             );
 
+            // if eQSL username set, default SENT & RCVD to 'N' else leave as null
+            if ($this->session->userdata('user_eqsl_name')){
+                $data['COL_EQSL_QSL_SENT'] = 'N';
+                $data['COL_EQSL_QSL_RCVD'] = 'N';
+            }
+
             $this->add_qso($data);
         }
     }
diff --git a/application/views/view_log/partial/log.php b/application/views/view_log/partial/log.php
index d376ed5a..b7d844d4 100644
--- a/application/views/view_log/partial/log.php
+++ b/application/views/view_log/partial/log.php
@@ -52,12 +52,17 @@
 				<?php } ?>
 			</td>
 			
-			<?php if ($this->session->userdata('user_eqsl_name') != "" && $row->COL_EQSL_QSL_SENT != ''){ ?>
+			<?php if ($this->session->userdata('user_eqsl_name') != ""){
+  			        if ($row->COL_EQSL_QSL_SENT != '') { ?>
 			<td class="eqsl">
 			    <span class="eqsl-<?php echo ($row->COL_EQSL_QSL_SENT=='Y')?'green':'red'?>">&#9650;</span>
 			    <span class="eqsl-<?php echo ($row->COL_EQSL_QSL_RCVD=='Y')?'green':'red'?>">&#9660;</span>
 			</td>
-			<?php } ?>
+			<?php   }else{ ?>
+            <td class="eqsl">&nbsp;</td>
+			<?php   }
+			    }
+			?>
 
 			<?php if($this->session->userdata('user_lotw_name') != "") { ?>
 			<td class="lotw">
@@ -116,4 +121,4 @@ TD.lotw{
     font-size: 1.1em;
 }
 
-</style>
\ No newline at end of file
+</style>