diff --git a/evennia/comms/admin.py b/evennia/comms/admin.py
index b1e54d706d..309f42470d 100644
--- a/evennia/comms/admin.py
+++ b/evennia/comms/admin.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This defines how Comm models are displayed in the web admin interface.
 from django.contrib import admin
 from evennia.comms.models import ChannelDB
 from evennia.typeclasses.admin import AttributeInline, TagInline
+from django.conf import settings
 
 
 class ChannelAttributeInline(AttributeInline):
@@ -70,4 +71,23 @@ class ChannelAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
         """
         return ", ".join([str(sub) for sub in obj.db_subscriptions.all()])
 
+    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
+        """
+        Model-save hook.
+
+        Args:
+            request (Request): Incoming request.
+            obj (Object): Database object.
+            form (Form): Form instance.
+            change (bool): If this is a change or a new object.
+
+        """
+        obj.save()
+        if not change:
+            # adding a new object
+            # have to call init with typeclass passed to it
+            obj.set_class_from_typeclass(typeclass_path=settings.BASE_CHANNEL_TYPECLASS)
+        obj.at_init()
+
+
 admin.site.register(ChannelDB, ChannelAdmin)
diff --git a/evennia/players/admin.py b/evennia/players/admin.py
index ecc61311d8..62c2761bea 100644
--- a/evennia/players/admin.py
+++ b/evennia/players/admin.py
@@ -241,9 +241,16 @@ class PlayerDBAdmin(BaseUserAdmin):
         obj.save()
         if not change:
             #calling hooks for new player
-            ply = obj
-            ply.basetype_setup()
-            ply.at_player_creation()
+            obj.set_class_from_typeclass(typeclass_path=settings.BASE_PLAYER_TYPECLASS)
+            obj.basetype_setup()
+            obj.at_player_creation()
+
+    def response_add(self, request, obj, post_url_continue=None):
+        from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
+        from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+        if '_continue' in request.POST:
+            return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse("admin:players_playerdb_change", args=[obj.id]))
+        return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse("admin:players_playerdb_change", args=[obj.id]))
 
     ## TODO! Remove User reference!
     #def save_formset(self, request, form, formset, change):
diff --git a/evennia/scripts/admin.py b/evennia/scripts/admin.py
index ce8983d20e..a5d8944a67 100644
--- a/evennia/scripts/admin.py
+++ b/evennia/scripts/admin.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # This sets up how models are displayed
 # in the web admin interface.
 #
+from django.conf import settings
+
 from evennia.typeclasses.admin import AttributeInline, TagInline
 
 from evennia.scripts.models import ScriptDB
@@ -50,5 +52,22 @@ class ScriptDBAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
         )
     inlines = [ScriptTagInline, ScriptAttributeInline]
 
+    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
+        """
+        Model-save hook.
+
+        Args:
+            request (Request): Incoming request.
+            obj (Object): Database object.
+            form (Form): Form instance.
+            change (bool): If this is a change or a new object.
+
+        """
+        obj.save()
+        if not change:
+            # adding a new object
+            # have to call init with typeclass passed to it
+            obj.set_class_from_typeclass(typeclass_path=obj.db_typeclass_path)
+
 
 admin.site.register(ScriptDB, ScriptDBAdmin)
diff --git a/evennia/utils/picklefield.py b/evennia/utils/picklefield.py
index 875e76321e..45a9835771 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/picklefield.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/picklefield.py
@@ -147,8 +147,11 @@ class PickledFormField(CharField):
         super(PickledFormField, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
-        if not value.strip():
-            # Field was left blank. Make this None.
+        try:
+            if not value.strip():
+                # Field was left blank. Make this None.
+                value = 'None'
+        except AttributeError:
             value = 'None'
         try:
             return literal_eval(value)