Index: simplenews.admin.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/simplenews/simplenews.admin.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.5.2.45
diff -u -p -r1.5.2.45 simplenews.admin.inc
--- simplenews.admin.inc	18 Jan 2009 16:20:36 -0000	1.5.2.45
+++ simplenews.admin.inc	6 Feb 2009 18:51:45 -0000
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ function simplenews_admin_types_form_sub
 
   // Create or update taxonomy term for this newsletter.
   // When creating a term $form_state['values']['tid'] is NULL.
+  if (isset($form_state['values']['tid'])) {
+    $termdata = (array)taxonomy_get_term($form_state['values']['tid']);
+  }
   $termdata['tid'] = $form_state['values']['tid'];
   $termdata['vid'] = $form_state['values']['vid'];
   $termdata['name'] = $form_state['values']['name'];