diff --git a/application/models/Logbook_model.php b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
index f86403146..680618d76 100644
--- a/application/models/Logbook_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Logbook_model.php
@@ -1669,7 +1669,9 @@ class Logbook_model extends CI_Model {
 			$dclrdate = $qso->COL_DCL_QSLRDATE;
 		}
 
-		if (($this->input->post('distance')) && (is_numeric($this->input->post('distance')))) {
+		if (is_numeric($this->input->post('distance')) && $this->input->post('distance') == 0) {
+			$distance = 0;
+		} elseif (($this->input->post('distance')) && (is_numeric($this->input->post('distance')))) {
 			$distance = $this->input->post('distance');
 		} else {
 			$distance = null;