Index: channels/timer.py
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--- channels/timer.py
+++ channels/timer.py
@@ -102,28 +102,31 @@
     def hide(self, *w):
         return self.parent.timer_dialog.hide()
 
     # close dialog,get data
     def add_timer(self, *w):
-        row = self.parent.row()
-        row = copy.copy(row)
+        timespec = self.parent.timer_value.get_text()
 
         # basic check for consistency
-        if not re.match("^(\w{2,3}|\*|,)+\s+(\d+:\d+[-.\d+:]*)\s+(record|play)", row[self.timefield]):
+        if not re.match("^(\w{2,3}|\*|,)+\s+(\d+:\d+[-.\d+:]*)\s+(record|play)", timespec):
             self.parent.status("⛔ Danger, Will Robinson! → The given timer date/action is likely invalid. Entry not saved.", timeout=22)
             return
 
+        # hide dialog
         self.parent.timer_dialog.hide()
+        row = self.parent.row()
+        row = copy.copy(row)
 
         # add data
         row["listformat"] = "href" #self.parent.channel().listformat
         if row.get(self.timefield):
             row["title"] = row["title"] + " -- " + row[self.timefield]
-        row[self.timefield] = self.parent.timer_value.get_text()
+        row[self.timefield] = timespec
 
         # store
         self.save_timer(row)
+        self.parent.status("Timer saved.")
     
     
     # store row in timer database
     def save_timer(self, row):
         self.streams.append(row)