diff --git a/application/controllers/Labels.php b/application/controllers/Labels.php
index 97ca48b5..15029d49 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Labels.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Labels.php
@@ -118,8 +118,12 @@ class Labels extends CI_Controller {
 		else
 		{
 			$this->load->model('labels_model');
-			$this->labels_model->addPaper();
-
+			try {
+				$this->labels_model->addPaper();
+			} catch (\Throwable $th) {
+				$this->session->set_flashdata('error', 'Your paper could not be saved. Remember that it can\'t have the same name as existing paper types.');
+				redirect('labels/createpaper');
+			}
 			redirect('labels');
 		}
 
@@ -379,7 +383,13 @@ class Labels extends CI_Controller {
 
 	public function updatePaper($id) {
 		$this->load->model('labels_model');
-		$this->labels_model->updatePaper($id);
+		try {
+			$this->labels_model->updatePaper($id);
+		} catch (\Throwable $th) {
+			$this->session->set_flashdata('error', 'Your paper could not be saved. Remember that it can\'t have the same name as existing paper types.');
+			$cleanid = $this->security->xss_clean($id);
+			redirect('labels/editpaper/'.$cleanid);
+		}
 		$this->session->set_flashdata('message', 'Paper was saved.');
 		redirect('labels');
 	}
diff --git a/application/migrations/134_create_label_paper_types_table.php b/application/migrations/134_create_label_paper_types_table.php
index 58d8571c..70db4bad 100644
--- a/application/migrations/134_create_label_paper_types_table.php
+++ b/application/migrations/134_create_label_paper_types_table.php
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ class Migration_create_label_paper_types_table extends CI_Migration {
 
 			$this->dbforge->create_table('paper_types');
 			$this->db->query("CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_paper_types_user_id_paper_name ON paper_types (user_id, paper_name) ALGORITHM DEFAULT LOCK DEFAULT;");
-			$this->db->query("insert into paper_types (id,user_id,paper_name,metric,width,orientation,height) values ('1','1','A4','mm','210.000','P','297.000');");
-			$this->db->query("insert into paper_types (id,user_id,paper_name,metric,width,orientation,height) values ('2','1','A5','mm','148.000','P','210.000');");
-			$this->db->query("insert into paper_types (id,user_id,paper_name,metric,width,orientation,height) values ('3','1','letter','mm','215.900','P','279.400');");
-			$this->db->query("insert ignore paper_types (user_id,paper_name,metric,width,orientation,height) SELECT u.user_id, pt.paper_name, pt.metric, pt.width, pt.orientation,pt.height FROM paper_types pt inner join users u where pt.id<4;");
+			$this->db->query("insert into paper_types (id,user_id,paper_name,metric,width,orientation,height) values ('1','-1','A4','mm','210.000','P','297.000');");
+			$this->db->query("insert into paper_types (id,user_id,paper_name,metric,width,orientation,height) values ('2','-1','A5','mm','148.000','P','210.000');");
+			$this->db->query("insert into paper_types (id,user_id,paper_name,metric,width,orientation,height) values ('3','-1','letter','mm','215.900','P','279.400');");
+			$this->db->query("insert ignore paper_types (user_id,paper_name,metric,width,orientation,height) SELECT u.user_id, pt.paper_name, pt.metric, pt.width, pt.orientation,pt.height FROM paper_types pt inner join users u where pt.user_id = -1;");
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/application/models/User_model.php b/application/models/User_model.php
index ba8a1151..fe84a0c9 100644
--- a/application/models/User_model.php
+++ b/application/models/User_model.php
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class User_Model extends CI_Model {
 			$this->db->insert($this->config->item('auth_table'), $data);
 			$insert_id = $this->db->insert_id();
 			$this->db->query("insert into bandxuser (bandid, userid, active, cq, dok, dxcc, iota, pota, sig, sota, uscounties, was, wwff, vucc) select bands.id, " . $insert_id . ", 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 from bands;");
-			$this->db->query("insert into paper_types (user_id,paper_name,metric,width,orientation,height) SELECT ".$insert_id.", paper_name, metric, width, orientation,height FROM paper_types where id<4;");
+			$this->db->query("insert into paper_types (user_id,paper_name,metric,width,orientation,height) SELECT ".$insert_id.", paper_name, metric, width, orientation,height FROM paper_types where user_id = -1;");
 			return OK;
 		} else {
 			return EUSERNAMEEXISTS;
diff --git a/application/views/labels/createpaper.php b/application/views/labels/createpaper.php
index ee721d98..6bc3f285 100644
--- a/application/views/labels/createpaper.php
+++ b/application/views/labels/createpaper.php
@@ -3,8 +3,22 @@
 
 	session->flashdata('message')) { ?>
 		
-