 +                    owner: Meteor.userId()
 +                });
 +
-+                (<Control>this.partiesForm.controls['name']).updateValue('');
-+                (<Control>this.partiesForm.controls['description']).updateValue('');
-+                (<Control>this.partiesForm.controls['location']).updateValue('');
++                (&lt;Control>this.partiesForm.controls['name']).updateValue('');
++                (&lt;Control>this.partiesForm.controls['description']).updateValue('');
++                (&lt;Control>this.partiesForm.controls['location']).updateValue('');
 +            } else {
 +                alert('Please log in to add a party');
 +            }

                     owner: Meteor.userId()
                 });
 
                 (<Control>this.partiesForm.controls['name']).updateValue('');
                 (<Control>this.partiesForm.controls['description']).updateValue('');
                 (<Control>this.partiesForm.controls['location']).updateValue('');
+                (<Control>this.partiesForm.controls['public']).updateValue(false);
             } else {
                 alert('Please log in to add a party');
             }

+                location: party.location
+            });
+
+            (&lt;Control>this.partiesForm.controls['name']).updateValue('');
+            (&lt;Control>this.partiesForm.controls['description']).updateValue('');
+            (&lt;Control>this.partiesForm.controls['location']).updateValue('');
+        }
+    }
 }
