diff --git a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/merit/OrganisationController.groovy b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/merit/OrganisationController.groovy
index 702e2145e..e92cc0847 100644
--- a/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/merit/OrganisationController.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/controllers/au/org/ala/merit/OrganisationController.groovy
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ class OrganisationController {
             List scores = services.collect{it.scores}.flatten()
             dashboardData = organisationService.scoresForOrganisation(organisation, scores?.collect{it.scoreId}, !hasEditorAccess)
         }
-        boolean showTargets = userService.userIsSiteAdmin() && services && targetPeriods
+        boolean hasTargets = services && targetPeriods
+        boolean showTargets = hasTargets && userService.userIsSiteAdmin()
         // This call is used to ensure the organisation funding total is kept up to date as the algorithm
         // for selecting the current total is based on the current date.  The funding total is used when
         // calculating data for the dashboard.
-        if (showTargets) {
+        if (hasTargets) {
             organisationService.checkAndUpdateFundingTotal(organisation)
         }
         boolean targetsEditable = userService.userIsAlaOrFcAdmin()
diff --git a/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/merit/OrganisationService.groovy b/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/merit/OrganisationService.groovy
index 06dae7f8d..d2a5bd983 100644
--- a/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/merit/OrganisationService.groovy
+++ b/grails-app/services/au/org/ala/merit/OrganisationService.groovy
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class OrganisationService {
             rcsFunding.rowTotal = funding
             organisation.custom.details.funding.overallTotal = rcsFunding.rowTotal
             log.info("Updating the funding information for organisation ${organisation.organisationId} to $funding")
-            update(organisation.organisationId, organisation.custom)
+            update(organisation.organisationId, [custom:organisation.custom])
         }
 
     }