diff --git a/scripts/cgi-bin/info.py b/scripts/cgi-bin/info.py
index e90e7ea34..acf772513 100755
--- a/scripts/cgi-bin/info.py
+++ b/scripts/cgi-bin/info.py
@@ -214,11 +214,12 @@ def ShowInfo(custid, Password):
     Display(output, "Kundendaten #"+str(custid))
     Errors = ""
 
-def TransferFaction(sid, faction, newuser, game):
+def TransferFaction(sid, faction, olduser, newuser, game, gid):
     db = MySQLdb.connect(db=dbname)
     update = db.cursor()
-    exist = update.execute("select id from users where id="+str(newuser))
+    exist = update.execute("select id from users where id="+str(int(newuser)))
     if exist==1:
+	update.execute("INSERT into transfers (subscription, src, dst, reason) values ("+str(int(sid))+", "+str(int(olduser))+", "+str(int(newuser))+", 'TRANSFER')")
 	update.execute("UPDATE subscriptions set status='TRANSFERED', user=" + str(newuser) + " where id="+str(sid))
 	SendTransfer(newuser, faction, game);
     db.close()
@@ -258,15 +259,15 @@ def Save(custid, Password):
 	else:
 	    update.execute('delete from subscriptions where user='+str(int(custid))+' and game='+str(int(gid)))
 
-    nfactions = cursor.execute("select g.name, s.id, faction from games g, subscriptions s where s.status='ACTIVE' and s.user="+str(custid) + " and s.game=g.id")
+    nfactions = cursor.execute("select g.id, g.name, s.id, faction from games g, subscriptions s where s.status='ACTIVE' and s.user="+str(custid) + " and s.game=g.id")
     while nfactions > 0:
-        game, sid, faction = cursor.fetchone()
+	gid, game, sid, faction = cursor.fetchone()
         if Form.has_key("cancel_"+faction):
             update = db.cursor()
 	    update.execute("UPDATE subscriptions set status='CANCELLED' where id="+str(int(sid)))
 	elif Form.has_key("transfer_"+faction):
 	    newuser = int(Form["transfer_"+faction].value)
-	    TransferFaction(sid, faction, newuser, game)
+	    TransferFaction(sid, faction, custid, newuser, game, gid)
         nfactions = nfactions - 1
 
     nfactions = cursor.execute("select g.id, g.name, s.id, faction from games g, subscriptions s where s.status='TRANSFERED' and s.user="+str(custid) + " and s.game=g.id")
@@ -278,7 +279,7 @@ def Save(custid, Password):
             if i==0:
 	        update.execute("UPDATE subscriptions set status='ACTIVE' where id="+str(int(sid)))
             else:
-                Errors=Errors+"Du hast bereits eine Aktive Partei in "+game+"<br>
+                Errors=Errors+"Du hast bereits eine Aktive Partei in "+game+"<br>\n"
         nfactions = nfactions - 1
 
     nfactions = cursor.execute("select g.name, s.id, faction from games g, subscriptions s where s.status='CANCELLED' and s.user="+str(custid) + " and s.game=g.id")
diff --git a/scripts/cgi-bin/standin.py b/scripts/cgi-bin/standin.py
index 00c3434de..0bbd9431a 100755
--- a/scripts/cgi-bin/standin.py
+++ b/scripts/cgi-bin/standin.py
@@ -89,12 +89,13 @@ if (password!=None) & (custid!=None):
     output=""
     if cursor.execute("select firstname, lastname, email, id from users where password='"+password+"' and id="+str(int(custid)))==1:
 	firstname, lastname, email, custid = cursor.fetchone()
-	c = cursor.execute("SELECT id, game, password, faction from subscriptions where status='CANCELLED'")
+	c = cursor.execute("SELECT id, game, password, faction, user from subscriptions where status='CANCELLED'")
 	while c>0:
 	    c=c-1
-	    sid, gid, newpass, faction = cursor.fetchone()
+	    sid, gid, newpass, faction, uid = cursor.fetchone()
 	    if Form.has_key("accept_"+str(int(sid))):
 		update = db.cursor()
+		update.execute("INSERT into transfers (subscription, src, dst, reason) values ("+str(int(sid))+", "+str(int(uid))+", "+str(int(custid))+", ''STANDIN')")
 		update.execute("UPDATE subscriptions set user=" + str(int(custid)) + ", status='ACTIVE' where id=" + str(int(sid)))
 		output=output+"Die Partei " + faction + " wurde Dir überschrieben. Eine Email mit dem Passwort und weiteren Hinweisen ist unterwegs zu Dir.<br>"
 		server=smtplib.SMTP(smtpserver)
diff --git a/scripts/register/account-merge.py b/scripts/register/account-merge.py
index 8031a2ffc..61229a6ff 100755
--- a/scripts/register/account-merge.py
+++ b/scripts/register/account-merge.py
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+# merge two accounts. not used.
+# needs to be checked before used.
+# does not update the TRANSFERS table
+
 import MySQLdb
 import sys
 
diff --git a/scripts/register/zat.py b/scripts/register/zat.py
index d6418f89c..0b38b1c24 100755
--- a/scripts/register/zat.py
+++ b/scripts/register/zat.py
@@ -39,25 +39,30 @@ while os.access(patchdir+'/patch-'+str(int(patch+1))+'.sql', os.F_OK):
     os.system('mysql ' + dbname + ' < ' + patchdir+'/patch-'+str(int(patch))+'.sql')
     cursor.execute('update games set patch='+str(int(patch))+' where id='+str(gid))
 
-k = cursor.execute("select user, faction from subscriptions where game="+str(gid)+" and status='TRANSFERED' and updated<'"+date+"'")
+k = cursor.execute("select user, faction from subscriptions where game="+str(gid)+" and status='TRANSFERED' and user!=0 and updated<'"+date+"'")
 print "Removing "+str(int(k))+" transfered subscriptions."
 SetUser(cursor, int(k), 0)
 
-k = cursor.execute("select user, faction from subscriptions where game="+str(gid)+" and status='CANCELLED' and updated<'"+date+"'")
+k = cursor.execute("select user, faction from subscriptions where game="+str(gid)+" and status='CANCELLED' and user!=0 and updated<'"+date+"'")
 print "Removing "+str(int(k))+" cancelled subscriptions."
 SetUser(cursor, int(k), 0)
 
-k = cursor.execute("select user, faction from subscriptions where game="+str(gid)+" and status='DEAD'")
+k = cursor.execute("select user, faction from subscriptions where game="+str(gid)+" and user!=0 and status='DEAD'")
 print "Removing "+str(int(k))+" dead subscriptions."
 
-k = cursor.execute("UPDATE subscriptions SET status='CANCELLED' where game="+str(int(game))+" and status='ACTIVE' and lastturn+3<="+str(lastturn))
+k = cursor.execute("UPDATE subscriptions SET status='CANCELLED' where game="+str(gid)+" and status='ACTIVE' and lastturn+3<="+str(lastturn))
 if k:
     print "Cancelling subscriptions with 3+ NMRs."
 
-k = cursor.execute("SELECT users.id FROM users, subscriptions WHERE users.id=subscriptions.user and subscriptions.status='ACTIVE' and subscriptions.game="+str(gid))
-while k!=0:
-    k=k-1
-    user = int(cursor.fetchone()[0])
-    update=db.cursor()
-    update.execute("INSERT INTO transactions (user,date,balance,description) VALUES ("+str(user)+", '"+date+"', -"+str(price)+", 'ZAT-"+str(gid)+"')")
-
+cursor.execute("SELECT count(*) from transactions where date='"+date+"' and description='ZAT-"+str(gid)+"'")
+k = cursor.fetchone()[0]
+if k==0:
+    k = cursor.execute("SELECT users.id FROM users, subscriptions WHERE users.id=subscriptions.user and subscriptions.status='ACTIVE' and subscriptions.game="+str(gid))
+    print "Billing "+str(int(k))+" users."
+    while k!=0:
+	k=k-1
+	user = int(cursor.fetchone()[0])
+	update=db.cursor()
+	update.execute("INSERT INTO transactions (user,date,balance,description) VALUES ("+str(user)+", '"+date+"', -"+str(price)+", 'ZAT-"+str(gid)+"')")
+else:
+    print "ERROR: ZAT for game "+str(gid)+" has already been done."