diff --git a/apps/calendar/ajax/newevent.php b/apps/calendar/ajax/newevent.php
index 8ea39c2346..f3b95aae4b 100755
--- a/apps/calendar/ajax/newevent.php
+++ b/apps/calendar/ajax/newevent.php
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ if(!OC_USER::isLoggedIn()) {
 $title = $_POST["title"];
 $location = $_POST["location"];
 $cat = $_POST["cat"];
-$cal = $_POST["cal"];
-$cal = "1";
+$cal = str_replace("option_","", $_POST["cal"]);
 $allday = $_POST["allday"];
 $from = $_POST["from"];
 $fromtime = $_POST["fromtime"];
diff --git a/apps/calendar/templates/part.newevent.php b/apps/calendar/templates/part.newevent.php
index 21dddaa7db..255b0af29a 100755
--- a/apps/calendar/templates/part.newevent.php
+++ b/apps/calendar/templates/part.newevent.php
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@
 	function validate_newevent_form(){
 		var newevent_title = document.getElementById("newevent_title").value;
 		var newevent_location = document.getElementById("newevent_location").value;
-		var newevent_cat;// = document.getElementById("newevent_cat").options[document.getElementById("newevent_cat").selectedIndex].value;
-		var newevent_cal;// = document.getElementById("newevent_cal").options[document.getElementById("newevent_cal").selectedIndex].value;
+		var newevent_cat = document.getElementById("formcategorie_select").options[document.getElementById("formcategorie_select").selectedIndex].value;
+		var newevent_cal = document.getElementById("formcalendar_select").options[document.getElementById("formcalendar_select").selectedIndex].id;
 		var newevent_allday = document.getElementById("newcalendar_allday_checkbox").checked;
 		var newevent_from = document.getElementById("from").value;
 		var newevent_fromtime = document.getElementById("fromtime").value;