diff --git a/ContentModel.inc b/ContentModel.inc
index 381fa9ac..5ed33d59 100644
--- a/ContentModel.inc
+++ b/ContentModel.inc
@@ -1372,9 +1372,10 @@ class ContentModel extends XMLDatastream {
    * Executes the form handler from the <form_builder_method> element of <ingest_form>.
    *
    * @param &$formData
+   * @param &$form_state
    * @return boolean $success
    */
-  public function execFormHandler(&$data) {
+  public function execFormHandler(&$data,&$form_state) {
     $ret = FALSE;
     if ($this->validate()) {
       $method =$this->xml->getElementsByTagName('ingest_form')->item(0)->getElementsByTagName('form_builder_method')->item(0);
@@ -1396,7 +1397,7 @@ class ContentModel extends XMLDatastream {
             self::$errors[] = 'Execute Form Handler: method \''. $className .'->'. $methodName .'\' does not exist.';
           } 
           else {
-            $class->$methodName($data);
+            $class->$methodName($data,$form_state);
             $ret = TRUE;
           }
         }
diff --git a/fedora_repository.module b/fedora_repository.module
index 093bdb2d..abd323c0 100644
--- a/fedora_repository.module
+++ b/fedora_repository.module
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function fedora_repository_ingest_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
         $form_state['values']['content_model_pid'] = $contentModelPid;
         $form_state['values']['relationship'] = $relationship;
 
-        $err = (!$cm->execFormHandler($form_state['values']));
+        $err = (!$cm->execFormHandler($form_state['values'],$form_state));
 
         $_SESSION['fedora_ingest_files'] = ''; //empty this variable
 
diff --git a/form_elements/includes/people.inc b/form_elements/includes/people.inc
index 9d44055f..f19bf9b8 100644
--- a/form_elements/includes/people.inc
+++ b/form_elements/includes/people.inc
@@ -40,12 +40,15 @@ function _ife_find_people_element($form, &$keys = array()) {
 }
 
 function ife_people_ahah() {
+  
+  
   if (!isset($_POST['form_build_id']))
       return;
   
   $form_state = array('storage' => NULL, 'submitted' => FALSE);
   $form_build_id = $_POST['form_build_id'];
   $form = form_get_cache($form_build_id, $form_state);
+  
   $args = $form['#parameters'];
   $form_id = array_shift($args);
   $form['#post'] = $_POST;
@@ -57,10 +60,11 @@ function ife_people_ahah() {
   $form['#post'] = $_POST;
   
   drupal_process_form($form_id, $form, $form_state);
-
+  
+//   ob_start();  echo '<pre>';   echo $_POST['form_build_id']."\n"; var_dump($form_state);   echo '</pre>';  $dump = ob_get_contents(); ob_end_clean();
+  
   $form = drupal_rebuild_form($form_id, $form_state, $args, $form_build_id);
   $qt_form = _ife_find_people_element($form);
-//    ob_start();  echo '<pre>'; echo $form_state['clicked_button']['#parents'][2]; var_dump($form_state['storage']['people']); echo'</pre>';  $dump = ob_get_contents(); ob_end_clean();
   
   unset($qt_form['#prefix'], $qt_form['#suffix']); // Prevent duplicate wrappers.
   $javascript = drupal_add_js(NULL, NULL, 'header');
@@ -105,7 +109,7 @@ function ife_remove_person_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   unset($form_state['submit_handlers']);
   form_execute_handlers('submit', $form, $form_state);
   $form_state['storage']['people'] = $people;
-  $form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
+  //$form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
 }
 
 
@@ -117,6 +121,7 @@ function ife_add_person_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   $keys = array();
   $qt_form = _ife_find_people_element($form, $keys);
   $peopleVals = &$form_state['values'];
+  
   while (count($keys) > 0) {
     $key = array_pop($keys);
     if (isset($peopleVals[$key])) {
@@ -129,12 +134,16 @@ function ife_add_person_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   foreach ($peopleVals['people'] as $val) {
     $people[] = $val;
   }
-  $people[] = array('name' => '', 'date'=>'',  'role' => '', 'subject' => '');
+  
+  //only add new person if we are not adding from repository.
+  if (!isset($form_state['post']['add_from_repository']) || trim($form_state['post']['add_from_repository']) == '') {
+    $people[] = array('name' => '', 'date'=>'',  'role' => '', 'subject' => '');
+  }
   
   unset($form_state['submit_handlers']);
   form_execute_handlers('submit', $form, $form_state);
   $form_state['storage']['people'] = $people;
-  $form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
+ // $form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
 }
 
 
@@ -147,12 +156,14 @@ function ife_add_org_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   $keys = array();
   $qt_form = _ife_find_people_element($form, $keys);
   $peopleVals = &$form_state['values'];
+  
   while (count($keys) > 0) {
     $key = array_pop($keys);
     if (isset($peopleVals[$key])) {
       $peopleVals = &$peopleVals[$key];
     }
   }
+  
   if (!is_array($peopleVals['people']))
       $peopleVals['people'] = array();
     
@@ -164,7 +175,7 @@ function ife_add_org_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   unset($form_state['submit_handlers']);
   form_execute_handlers('submit', $form, $form_state);
   $form_state['storage']['people'] = $people;
-  $form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
+  //$form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
 }
 
 
@@ -194,7 +205,7 @@ function ife_add_conf_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   unset($form_state['submit_handlers']);
   form_execute_handlers('submit', $form, $form_state);
   $form_state['storage']['people'] = $people;
-  $form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
+  //$form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/form_elements/islandora_form_elements.module b/form_elements/islandora_form_elements.module
index 75214db0..e174693b 100644
--- a/form_elements/islandora_form_elements.module
+++ b/form_elements/islandora_form_elements.module
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function ife_fieldset_children_has_value($el)
 
 function ife_people_process($element,$edit,&$form_state) 
 {
-  
+
     $element['#tree'] = TRUE;
     $element['#prefix'] = '<div class="clear-block" id="ife-people-wrapper">';
     $element['#suffix'] = '</div>';
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ function ife_people_process($element,$edit,&$form_state)
       '#theme' => 'people_items',
     );
 
-    
     if (isset($form_state['post'][$element['#name']]['add_from_repository']) && trim($form_state['post'][$element['#name']]['add_from_repository']) != '') {
       
       $people= array();
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ function ife_people_process($element,$edit,&$form_state)
       
       $json = json_decode($form_state['post'][$element['#name']]['add_from_repository']);
       $person=array();
-//         ob_start(); echo '<pre>'; var_dump($json); echo '</pre>'; drupal_set_message(ob_get_contents()); ob_end_clean();
+         
       
       switch ($json->type)
       {
diff --git a/plugins/ModsFormBuilder.inc b/plugins/ModsFormBuilder.inc
index 47dab34c..d3907d38 100644
--- a/plugins/ModsFormBuilder.inc
+++ b/plugins/ModsFormBuilder.inc
@@ -231,10 +231,12 @@ class ModsFormBuilder extends FormBuilder {
     
  }
  
- function handleModsForm($form_values) {
+ function handleModsForm(&$form_values,&$form_state) {
     module_load_include('inc', 'fedora_repository', 'api/fedora_item');
     module_load_include('inc', 'fedora_repository', 'CollectionPolicy');
     
+    $form_state['storage']['people']=NULL; //clears out old entities for the next run of the formbuilder. 
+    
     $dom = new DomDocument("1.0", "UTF-8");
     $dom->formatOutput = TRUE;
     $pid=$form_values['pid'];
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ class ModsFormBuilder extends FormBuilder {
 
 //        header('Content-type: application/xml');
 //        echo $dom->saveXML();  exit();
-    
+   
     try {
         $object = Fedora_Item::ingest_from_FOXML($dom);
         //for some reason, ingest_from_FOXML does not generate a JMS message