diff --git a/assets/js/script.js b/assets/js/script.js
index d551001..1c2c165 100644
--- a/assets/js/script.js
+++ b/assets/js/script.js
@@ -305,7 +305,12 @@ function newSpeaker() {
  * @return {Promise} A Promise that resolves with the results of the fetch request.
  */
 function saveSpeaker(event) {
-    if (event.keyCode == 13) {
+    if (event.keyCode == 27) {
+        document.querySelector('#newSpeaker').style.display = 'none';
+        document.querySelector('#speaker').style.display = 'inline-block';
+        document.querySelector('#speaker').value = 0;
+    }
+    if (event.keyCode == 13 && document.querySelector('#newSpeaker').value != '') {
         fetch('/save-speaker', {
             method: 'POST',
             headers: {
@@ -352,7 +357,12 @@ function newSeries() {
  * @return {Promise} A Promise that resolves with the response from the server.
  */
 function saveSeries(event) {
-    if (event.keyCode == 13) {
+    if (event.keyCode == 27) {
+        document.querySelector('#newSeries').style.display = 'none';
+        document.querySelector('#series').style.display = 'inline-block';
+        document.querySelector('#series').value = 0;
+    }
+    if (event.keyCode == 13 && document.querySelector('#newSeries').value != '') {
         fetch('/save-series', {
             method: 'POST',
             headers: {