diff --git a/app/controllers/bikes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/bikes_controller.rb
index 2f371cb..c05bd91 100644
--- a/app/controllers/bikes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/bikes_controller.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class BikesController < ApplicationController
     if @bike.save
       redirect_to new_bike_path, notice: 'Bike was successfully created.'
     else
+      @previous_bike = Bike.order(:log_number).last
+      @log_number = @bike.log_number
       render action: 'new'
     end
   end
@@ -70,7 +72,8 @@ class BikesController < ApplicationController
     end
 
     def bike_params
-      params[:bike][:fixed_at] = DateTime.strptime(params[:bike][:fixed_at], "%m/%d/%Y") if params[:bike][:fixed_at]
+      params[:bike][:fixed_at] = DateTime.strptime(params[:bike][:fixed_at], "%m/%d/%Y") if params[:bike][:fixed_at].present?
+      params[:bike][:date_sold] = DateTime.strptime(params[:bike][:date_sold], "%m/%d/%Y") if params[:bike][:date_sold].present?
       params.require(:bike).permit(
         :fixed_at,
         :brand,
diff --git a/app/views/bikes/_fields.html.haml b/app/views/bikes/_fields.html.haml
index 1259eae..2a16b8f 100644
--- a/app/views/bikes/_fields.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/bikes/_fields.html.haml
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@
       .form-group
         = f.label "Date Sold:", class: "col-sm-4 control-label"
         .col-sm-6
-          = f.text_field :date_sold, class: "form-control datepicker", disabled: disabled
+          = f.text_field :date_sold, :value => @bike.date_sold ? @bike.date_sold.strftime("%m/%d/%Y") : "", class: "form-control datepicker", disabled: disabled