diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/SingleEliminationPairing.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/SingleEliminationPairing.java
index 8a53fd594..7a9e4c38e 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/SingleEliminationPairing.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/SingleEliminationPairing.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ public class SingleEliminationPairing implements PairingMechanism {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean pairPlayers(int round, Set<String> players, Set<String> droppedPlayers, Map<String, Integer> playerByes, List<PlayerStanding> currentStandings, Map<String, String> pairingResults, Set<String> byeResults) {
+    public boolean pairPlayers(int round, Set<String> players, Set<String> droppedPlayers, Map<String, Integer> playerByes, List<PlayerStanding> currentStandings,
+                               Map<String, Set<String>> previouslyPaired,
+                               Map<String, String> pairingResults, Set<String> byeResults) {
         if (isFinished(round, players, droppedPlayers))
             return true;
 
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/DefaultTournamentTest.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/DefaultTournamentTest.java
index 2462b9446..42a10fd7f 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/DefaultTournamentTest.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/DefaultTournamentTest.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public class DefaultTournamentTest {
 
         Mockito.when(pairingMechanism.pairPlayers(Mockito.eq(1), Mockito.eq(allPlayers), Mockito.eq(Collections.<String>emptySet()),
                 Mockito.eq(Collections.<String, Integer>emptyMap()), Mockito.<List<PlayerStanding>>any(),
+                Mockito.any(Map.class),
                 Mockito.eq(Collections.<String, String>emptyMap()), Mockito.eq(Collections.<String>emptySet()))).then(
                 new Answer<Boolean>() {
                     @Override
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ public class DefaultTournamentTest {
                 });
         Mockito.when(pairingMechanism.pairPlayers(Mockito.eq(2), Mockito.eq(allPlayers), Mockito.eq(droppedAfterRoundOne),
                 Mockito.eq(Collections.<String, Integer>emptyMap()), Mockito.<List<PlayerStanding>>any(),
+                Mockito.any(Map.class),
                 Mockito.eq(Collections.<String, String>emptyMap()), Mockito.eq(Collections.<String>emptySet()))).then(
                 new Answer<Boolean>() {
                     @Override
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ public class DefaultTournamentTest {
                 });
         Mockito.when(pairingMechanism.pairPlayers(Mockito.eq(3), Mockito.eq(allPlayers), Mockito.eq(droppedAfterRoundTwo),
                 Mockito.eq(Collections.<String, Integer>emptyMap()), Mockito.<List<PlayerStanding>>any(),
+                Mockito.any(Map.class),
                 Mockito.eq(Collections.<String, String>emptyMap()), Mockito.eq(Collections.<String>emptySet()))).then(
                 new Answer<Boolean>() {
                     @Override
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/SingleEliminationPairingTest.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/SingleEliminationPairingTest.java
index f1d8d9cb4..331ac7fe0 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/SingleEliminationPairingTest.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-server/src/test/java/com/gempukku/lotro/tournament/SingleEliminationPairingTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class SingleEliminationPairingTest {
         Map<String, String> pairingResults = new HashMap<String, String>();
         Set<String> byeResults = new HashSet<String>();
 
-        assertFalse(_pairing.pairPlayers(1, allPlayers, Collections.<String>emptySet(), Collections.<String, Integer>emptyMap(), null, pairingResults, byeResults));
+        assertFalse(_pairing.pairPlayers(1, allPlayers, Collections.<String>emptySet(), Collections.<String, Integer>emptyMap(), null, null, pairingResults, byeResults));
 
         assertEquals(0, byeResults.size());
         assertEquals(2, pairingResults.size());
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class SingleEliminationPairingTest {
         Map<String, String> pairingResults = new HashMap<String, String>();
         Set<String> byeResults = new HashSet<String>();
 
-        assertFalse(_pairing.pairPlayers(1, allPlayers, Collections.<String>emptySet(), Collections.<String, Integer>emptyMap(), null, pairingResults, byeResults));
+        assertFalse(_pairing.pairPlayers(1, allPlayers, Collections.<String>emptySet(), Collections.<String, Integer>emptyMap(), null, null, pairingResults, byeResults));
 
         assertEquals(1, byeResults.size());
         assertEquals(1, pairingResults.size());
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class SingleEliminationPairingTest {
         playerByes.put("p2", 2);
         playerByes.put("p3", 3);
 
-        assertFalse(_pairing.pairPlayers(1, allPlayers, Collections.<String>emptySet(), playerByes, null, pairingResults, byeResults));
+        assertFalse(_pairing.pairPlayers(1, allPlayers, Collections.<String>emptySet(), playerByes, null, null, pairingResults, byeResults));
 
         assertEquals(1, byeResults.size());
         assertTrue(byeResults.contains("p1"));
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class SingleEliminationPairingTest {
         Map<String, String> pairingResults = new HashMap<String, String>();
         Set<String> byeResults = new HashSet<String>();
 
-        assertFalse(_pairing.pairPlayers(1, allPlayers, droppedPlayers, Collections.<String, Integer>emptyMap(), null, pairingResults, byeResults));
+        assertFalse(_pairing.pairPlayers(1, allPlayers, droppedPlayers, Collections.<String, Integer>emptyMap(), null, null, pairingResults, byeResults));
 
         assertEquals(1, byeResults.size());
         assertEquals(1, pairingResults.size());
diff --git a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/server/AbstractResource.java b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/server/AbstractResource.java
index 2007cd32e..b0073b486 100644
--- a/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/server/AbstractResource.java
+++ b/gemp-lotr/gemp-lotr-web-server/src/main/java/com/gempukku/lotro/server/AbstractResource.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractResource {
         if (resourceOwner == null)
             throw new WebApplicationException(Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED);
 
-        if (resourceOwner.getType().contains("a") && participantId != null && !participantId.equals("null")) {
+        if (resourceOwner.getType().contains("a") && participantId != null && !participantId.equals("null") && !participantId.equals("")) {
             resourceOwner = _playerDao.getPlayer(participantId);
             if (resourceOwner == null)
                 throw new WebApplicationException(Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED);