diff --git a/api/endpoints/editsalamander.py b/api/endpoints/editsalamander.py
index 50adb7fb5f8fda5c21c773e8c9f09a8644e5c7f5..fb93d1e6741da96a7ac87e341ee41ec47259854e 100644
--- a/api/endpoints/editsalamander.py
+++ b/api/endpoints/editsalamander.py
@@ -138,19 +138,15 @@ class EditSalamander(Resource):
                 if salamander:
                     growth_row = db.session.query(SalamanderGrowth).filter_by(salamander_id=salamander.id,
                                                                               image_id=int(data['image_id'])).first()
-                    if "weight" in data:
+                    if "weight" in data and "length" in data:
                         growth_row.weight = sanitize_number_str(str(data['weight']))
-                        db.session.commit()
-                    if "length" in data:
                         growth_row.length = sanitize_number_str(str(data['length']))
                         db.session.commit()
+
                     if "location" in data and "new_location" in data and "new_sex" in data and "new_species" in data:
-                        if data['location'] != data['new_location'] or salamander.sex != data['new_sex'] or \
-                                salamander.species != data['new_species']:
-                            salamander_path = os.path.join("images", data['location'], salamander.species,
-                                                           salamander.sex, str(salamander.id))
-                            new_path_to_images = os.path.join("images", data['new_location'], data['new_species'],
-                                                              data['new_sex'])
+                        if data['location'] != data['new_location'] or salamander.sex != data['new_sex'] or salamander.species != data['new_species']:
+                            salamander_path = os.path.join("images", data['location'], salamander.species, salamander.sex, str(salamander.id))
+                            new_path_to_images = os.path.join("images", data['new_location'], data['new_species'], data['new_sex'])
                             original_path = glob.glob(os.path.join(salamander_path, data['image_id'] + '.*'))
                             processed_path = glob.glob(os.path.join(salamander_path, data['image_id'] + '_str.*'))
                             if len(original_path) > 0 and len(processed_path) > 0:
@@ -160,10 +156,8 @@ class EditSalamander(Resource):
                                 last_id = int(len(os.listdir(salamander_path)) / 2) - 1
 
                                 if data['new_sex'] != "juvenile":
-                                    result = match_file_structure(input_image=processed_path,
-                                                                  match_directory=new_path_to_images)
+                                    result = match_file_structure(input_image=processed_path, match_directory=new_path_to_images)
                                     if result:
-
                                         # if salamander already exist:
                                         if result > -1:
                                             # move all images and delete previous ID.: