diff --git a/includes/titleranks-add.php b/includes/titleranks-add.php
index a9655a1..214bbbd 100644
--- a/includes/titleranks-add.php
+++ b/includes/titleranks-add.php
@@ -17,7 +17,19 @@ if (isset($_SESSION['tid'])) {
 if (isset($_SESSION['tr'])) {
     $tr = $_SESSION['tr'] + 1;
 } else {
-    $tr = 0;
+	$trank = $con->prepare("SELECT MAX(strank) FROM gwsubtitles WHERE titlenameid = ?");
+	$trank->bind_param("i", $_POST['tid']);
+	$trank->execute();
+	$trank->store_result();
+	$trank->bind_result($gwstmr);
+	while ($trank->fetch()) {
+		if (is_null($gwstmr)) {
+			$tr = 1;
+		} else {
+			$tr = $gwstmr;
+			echo 'variable tr is set to: ' . $tr . '<br />';
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 $stmtname = $con->prepare("SELECT titlename, titlemaxrank FROM gwtitles WHERE titlenameid = ?");
diff --git a/titlemanager.php b/titlemanager.php
index 25d3f03..188c356 100644
--- a/titlemanager.php
+++ b/titlemanager.php
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ if ($_SESSION['admin'] == 1) {
 	} else {
 		unset($_SESSION['tid']);
 		echo 'Add titles <form action="titlemanager.php" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="title" value="addtitle"><input type="submit" value="Add title"></form><br />';
-		echo 'Modify titles <form action="titlemanager.php" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="title" value="modtitle"><select name="tid" onchange="this.form.submit()">';
+		echo 'Modify titles <form action="titlemanager.php" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="title" value="modtitle"><select name="tid" onchange="this.form.submit()"><option selected disabled>Select title</option>';
 		include ('includes/title-select.php');
 		echo '</select><noscript><input type="submit" value="Modify Title"></noscript></form><br /><br />';
-		echo 'Add title ranks and points to <form action="titlemanager" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="title" value="addsubtitle"><select name="tid" onchange="this.form.submit()">';
+		echo 'Add title ranks and points to <form action="titlemanager" method="post"><input type="hidden" name="title" value="addsubtitle"><select name="tid" onchange="this.form.submit()"><option selected disabled>Select title</option>';
         include ('includes/title-select.php');
         echo '</select><noscript><input type="submit" value="Add title rank"></noscript></form><br />';
 		echo 'Edit / Delete subtitle & points (code goes here)<br /><br />';