diff --git a/spaEdit.go b/spaEdit.go
index 89c413d..85e1b6d 100644
--- a/spaEdit.go
+++ b/spaEdit.go
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ func spaEditProfileSaveLead(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			fmt.Println("key:", k)
 			fmt.Println("val:", strings.Join(v, ""))
 		}
-
 		lastname, lok := r.Form["lastname"]
 		email, eok := r.Form["email"]
 		phone, pok := r.Form["phone"]
@@ -98,6 +97,14 @@ func spaEditProfileSaveLead(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			lead.EmailAddress = email[0]
 			lead.PhoneNumber = phone[0]
 			lead.Description = description[0]
+			if original.FirstName == "Anonymous" {
+				lead.FirstName = "\u0020" //a visible space
+			}
+			log.Println(original.Status)
+			if original.Status == "New" || original.Status == "Anonymous" {
+				log.Println("change status to Assigned")
+				lead.Status = "Assigned"
+			}
 
 			//check to see if there is file
 			file, handler, err := r.FormFile("avatar")