diff --git a/src/js/qmHelpers.js b/src/js/qmHelpers.js
index ffc83b3a5e..81e36ddc2f 100644
--- a/src/js/qmHelpers.js
+++ b/src/js/qmHelpers.js
@@ -11989,11 +11989,11 @@ var qm = {
                 qmLog.error("no variables provided to putManualTrackingFirst");
                 return;
             }
-            var manualTracking = variables.filter(function(variableToCheck){
-                return variableToCheck.manualTracking === true;
+            var manualTracking = variables.filter(function(v){
+                return v.manualTracking === true;
             });
-            var nonManual = variables.filter(function(variableToCheck){
-                return variableToCheck.manualTracking !== true;
+            var nonManual = variables.filter(function(v){
+                return v.manualTracking !== true;
             });
             return manualTracking.concat(nonManual);
         },
@@ -12036,6 +12036,7 @@ var qm = {
                 var q = params.name || params.searchPhrase || null;
                 if(q){variables = qm.variablesHelper.putExactMatchFirst(variables, q);}
             }
+            qm.variablesHelper.validateVariables(variables)
             return variables;
         },
         getUserAndCommonVariablesFromLocalStorage: function(params){
@@ -12126,6 +12127,7 @@ var qm = {
                 }
             }
             if(userVariables.length){
+                qm.variablesHelper.validateVariables(userVariables)
                 qm.localForage.saveWithUniqueId(qm.items.userVariables, userVariables);
             }
             if(commonVariables.length){
@@ -12154,7 +12156,7 @@ var qm = {
         validateVariables: function(variables){
             if(!Array.isArray(variables)){variables = [variables];}
             variables.map(function (v){
-                if(v && v.variableId === 1398){
+                if(v && v.variableId === 1398 && !v.outcome){
                     qmLog.errorAndExceptionTestingOrDevelopment("why isn't mood an outcome: "+v.outcome, v)
                 }
             });
diff --git a/src/js/services/qmService.js b/src/js/services/qmService.js
index 6dbbcb1048..93c54d8e3f 100644
--- a/src/js/services/qmService.js
+++ b/src/js/services/qmService.js
@@ -408,15 +408,15 @@ angular.module('starter').factory('qmService', ["$http", "$q", "$rootScope", "$i
                         qmService.showMaterialAlert("Barcode scan failed!", "Couldn't identify your barcode, but I'll look into it.  Please try a manual search in the meantime. ");
                     }, scannerConfig);
                 },
-                addUpcToVariableObject: function(variableObject){
-                    if(!variableObject){
+                addUpcToVariableObject: function(v){
+                    if(!v){
                         return;
                     }
                     if(qmService.barcodeScanner.upcToAttach){
-                        variableObject.upc = qmService.barcodeScanner.upcToAttach;
+                        v.upc = qmService.barcodeScanner.upcToAttach;
                         qmService.barcodeScanner.upcToAttach = null;
                     }
-                    return variableObject;
+                    return v;
                 },
                 quaggaScan: function(){
                     navigator.getUserMedia = navigator.getUserMedia || navigator.webkitGetUserMedia ||
@@ -2265,6 +2265,7 @@ angular.module('starter').factory('qmService', ["$http", "$q", "$rootScope", "$i
                     self.finish = function(){
                         self.items = null;
                         $scope.variable = qmService.barcodeScanner.addUpcToVariableObject($scope.variable);
+                        qm.variablesHelper.validateVariables($scope.variable);
                         $mdDialog.hide($scope.variable);
                     };
                     self.scanBarcode = function(deferred){
@@ -2438,6 +2439,7 @@ angular.module('starter').factory('qmService', ["$http", "$q", "$rootScope", "$i
                             item.variable.barcode = item.variable.upc = self.barcode;
                             item.variable.barcodeFormat = self.barcodeFormat;
                         }
+                        qm.variablesHelper.validateVariables(item.variable)
                         $scope.variable = item.variable;
                         item.variable.lastSelectedAt = qm.timeHelper.getUnixTimestampInSeconds();
                         qm.variablesHelper.setLastSelectedAtAndSave(item.variable);
@@ -2972,11 +2974,9 @@ angular.module('starter').factory('qmService', ["$http", "$q", "$rootScope", "$i
                     var hasMeasurementsOrIsAdmin = hasMeasurements || (u && u.administrator);
                     if(hasMeasurementsOrIsAdmin){buttons.push(allButtons.variableSettings);}
                     if(v){buttons.push(allButtons.compare);}
-                    if(v && v.outcome){
-                        buttons.push(allButtons.predictors);
-                    }else{
-                        buttons.push(allButtons.outcomes);
-                    }
+                    qm.variablesHelper.validateVariables(v);
+                    if(v && v.outcome){buttons.push(allButtons.predictors);}
+                    if(v && v.predictor){buttons.push(allButtons.outcomes);}
                     var actions = v.actionArray;
                     if(actions){
                         for(var i = 0; i < actions.length; i++){
@@ -2986,7 +2986,11 @@ angular.module('starter').factory('qmService', ["$http", "$q", "$rootScope", "$i
                             var ionIcon = item.ionIcon || ionIcons.recordMeasurement;
                             qmLog.debug("Action array item: ", item);
                             if(item.action === "track"){
-                                buttons.push({action: item, id: id, text: '<span id="' + id + '"><i class="icon ' + ionIcon + '"></i>' + text + '</span>'});
+                                buttons.push({
+                                    action: item,
+                                    id: id,
+                                    text: '<span id="' + id + '"><i class="icon ' + ionIcon + '"></i>' + text + '</span>'
+                                });
                             }
                             if(buttons.length > 8){break;}
                         }