diff --git a/server.rb b/server.rb
index d1ae847..8f5f47b 100755
--- a/server.rb
+++ b/server.rb
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ post '/part' do
   rescue
     halt 401, "not json"
   end
-  puts part
+  puts part if DEBUG
   if part["id"] then
     # ensure part to update exists
     statement = @db.prepare("SELECT id FROM part WHERE id = ?")
@@ -310,6 +310,21 @@ post '/part' do
     delete = @db.prepare("DELETE FROM inventory WHERE part = ?")
     delete.execute(part["id"])
   end
+  # update distributors
+  field = "distributors"
+  part[field] = nil if part[field] and 0 == part[field].length
+  delete = @db.prepare("DELETE FROM distribution WHERE part = ?")
+  delete.execute(part["id"])
+  if part[field] then
+    part[field].each do |distributor,sku|
+      next unless sku and !sku.empty?
+      statement = @db.prepare("SELECT id FROM distributor WHERE LOWER(name) = ?")
+      ref = statement.execute(name.downcase).to_a[0]
+      halt(401, "distributor unknown") unless ref
+      insert = @db.prepare("INSERT INTO distribution (distributor,part,sku) VALUES (?,?,?)");
+      insert.execute(ref["id"], part["id"], sku)
+    end
+  end
   # update properties
   field = "properties"
   part[field] = nil if part[field] and 0 == part[field].length