diff --git a/assets/js/sections/contesting.js b/assets/js/sections/contesting.js
index 9675cbcb..1b820aa9 100644
--- a/assets/js/sections/contesting.js
+++ b/assets/js/sections/contesting.js
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 // Callsign always has focus on load
 $("#callsign").focus();
 
-$(document).ready(function () {
-	getSession().done(restoreContestSession);
+var sessiondata={};
+$(document).ready(async function () {
+	sessiondata=await getSession();			// save sessiondata global (we need it later, when adding qso)
+	await restoreContestSession(sessiondata);	// wait for restoring until finished
 	setRst($("#mode").val());
 });
 
@@ -435,8 +437,6 @@ function logQso() {
 			vuccr,
 		]];
 
-		table.rows.add(data).draw();
-		
 		var formdata = new FormData(document.getElementById("qso_input"));
 		$.ajax({
 			url: base_url + 'index.php/qso/saveqso',
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ function logQso() {
 			processData: false,
 			contentType: false,
 			enctype: 'multipart/form-data',
-			success: function (html) {
+			success: async function (html) {
 				var exchangetype = $("#exchangetype").val();
 				if (exchangetype == "Serial" || exchangetype == 'Serialexchange' || exchangetype == 'Serialgridsquare') {
 					$("#exch_serial_s").val(+$("#exch_serial_s").val() + 1);
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ function logQso() {
 				$("#callsign").focus();
 				setSession(formdata);
 				
+				await refresh_qso_table(sessiondata);
 				var qTable = $('.qsotable').DataTable();
 				qTable.search('').order([0, 'desc']).draw();
 
@@ -470,14 +471,14 @@ function logQso() {
 	}
 }
 
-function getSession() {
-	return $.ajax({
+async function getSession() {
+	return await $.ajax({
 		url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/getSession',
 		type: 'post',
 	});
 }
 	
-function restoreContestSession(data) {
+async function restoreContestSession(data) {
 	if (data) {
 		if (data.copytodok == "1") {
 			$('#copyexchangetodok').prop('checked', true);
@@ -498,70 +499,74 @@ function restoreContestSession(data) {
 		}
 
 		if (data.qso != "") {
-			$.ajax({
-				url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/getSessionQsos',
-				type: 'post',
-				data: { 'qso': data.qso, },
-				success: function (html) {
-					var mode = '';
-	
-					$.each(html, function () {
-						if (this.col_submode == null || this.col_submode == '') {
-							mode = this.col_mode;
-						} else {
-							mode = this.col_submode;
-						}
-	
-						$(".qsotable tbody").prepend('<tr>' +
-							'<td>' + this.col_time_on + '</td>' +
-							'<td>' + this.col_call + '</td>' +
-							'<td>' + this.col_band + '</td>' +
-							'<td>' + mode + '</td>' +
-							'<td>' + this.col_rst_sent + '</td>' +
-							'<td>' + this.col_rst_rcvd + '</td>' +
-							'<td>' + this.col_stx_string + '</td>' +
-							'<td>' + this.col_srx_string + '</td>' +
-							'<td>' + this.col_stx + '</td>' +
-							'<td>' + this.col_srx + '</td>' +
-							'<td>' + this.col_gridsquare + '</td>' +
-							'<td>' + this.col_vucc_grids + '</td>' +
-							'</tr>');
-					});
-					if (!$.fn.DataTable.isDataTable('.qsotable')) {
-						$.fn.dataTable.moment('DD-MM-YYYY HH:mm:ss');
-						$('.qsotable').DataTable({
-							"stateSave": true,
-							"pageLength": 25,
-							responsive: false,
-							"scrollY": "400px",
-							"scrollCollapse": true,
-							"paging": false,
-							"scrollX": true,
-							order: [0, 'desc'],
-							"columnDefs": [
-								{
-									"render": function ( data, type, row ) {
-										return pad(row[8],3);
-									},
-									"targets" : 8
-								},
-								{
-									"render": function ( data, type, row ) {
-										return pad(row[9],3);
-									},
-									"targets" : 9
-								}
-							]
-						});
-					}
-				}
-			});
+			await refresh_qso_table(data);
 		}
 	} else {
 		$("#exch_serial_s").val("1");
 	}
 }
 
+async function refresh_qso_table(data) {
+	$.ajax({
+		url: base_url + 'index.php/contesting/getSessionQsos',
+		type: 'post',
+		data: { 'qso': data.qso, },
+		success: function (html) {
+			var mode = '';
+			$(".contest_qso_table_contents").empty();
+			$.each(html, function () {
+				if (this.col_submode == null || this.col_submode == '') {
+					mode = this.col_mode;
+				} else {
+					mode = this.col_submode;
+				}
+
+				$(".qsotable tbody").prepend('<tr>' +
+					'<td>' + this.col_time_on + '</td>' +
+					'<td>' + this.col_call + '</td>' +
+					'<td>' + this.col_band + '</td>' +
+					'<td>' + mode + '</td>' +
+					'<td>' + this.col_rst_sent + '</td>' +
+					'<td>' + this.col_rst_rcvd + '</td>' +
+					'<td>' + this.col_stx_string + '</td>' +
+					'<td>' + this.col_srx_string + '</td>' +
+					'<td>' + this.col_stx + '</td>' +
+					'<td>' + this.col_srx + '</td>' +
+					'<td>' + this.col_gridsquare + '</td>' +
+					'<td>' + this.col_vucc_grids + '</td>' +
+					'</tr>');
+			});
+			if (!$.fn.DataTable.isDataTable('.qsotable')) {
+				$.fn.dataTable.moment('DD-MM-YYYY HH:mm:ss');
+				$('.qsotable').DataTable({
+					"stateSave": true,
+					"pageLength": 25,
+					responsive: false,
+					"scrollY": "400px",
+					"scrollCollapse": true,
+					"paging": false,
+					"scrollX": true,
+					order: [0, 'desc'],
+					"columnDefs": [
+						{
+							"render": function ( data, type, row ) {
+								return pad(row[8],3);
+							},
+							"targets" : 8
+						},
+						{
+							"render": function ( data, type, row ) {
+								return pad(row[9],3);
+							},
+							"targets" : 9
+						}
+					]
+				});
+			}
+		}
+	});
+}
+
 function pad (str, max) {
 	str = str.toString();
 	return str.length < max ? pad("0" + str, max) : str;