Django ModelAdmin save method not executing

I have a custom ModelForm class and ModelAdmin class and for some reason my save_model method will not execute.

Ill show both classes i currently have in admin.py. all functions (search, filter, hiding fields, delete) currently work correctly except for saving a new entry...

here is my form:

class SeasonalityOriginalsForm(forms.ModelForm):

    # defining the input fields that should be hidden
    class Meta:
        model = SeasonalitiesCalculated
        fields = '__all__'
        widgets = {
            'has_been_reviewed': forms.HiddenInput(),
            'user': forms.HiddenInput(),
            'source_importance_0least_to_10most': forms.HiddenInput(),
            'internal_id': forms.HiddenInput(),
        }

    ### this defines a dropdown selector field for object_id
    ### instead of copy-pasting the UUID from another adminmodel page, which could bring errors
    ### admins can now select the country or admin_zone_1 with the right granularity by selecting location name
    ### an issue is that this is a choicefield, not a model choicefield.
    ### this issue is solved in the save_model method in the ModelAdmin class.
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        logger.debug(f'self model info: {type(self.fields)}')
        countries = Countries.objects.filter(level_of_seasonal_area_granularity='country')
        admin_zones1 = AdminZones1.objects.filter(country__level_of_seasonal_area_granularity='admin_1')
        choices = [(obj.public_id, str(obj)) for obj in countries] + [(obj.public_id, str(obj)) for obj in admin_zones1]
        self.fields['object_id'] = forms.ChoiceField(choices=[])
        self.fields['object_id'].choices = choices
        logger.debug(f'self model info2: {self.fields}')

   ### here are the visible input fields of the
    object_id = forms.ChoiceField(choices=[])
    content_type = forms.ModelChoiceField(
        queryset=ContentType.objects.filter(model__in=['countries', 'adminzones1']),
        widget=forms.Select(attrs={'class': 'form-control'})
    )
    seasonality = forms.DecimalField(min_value=Decimal('0'), max_value=Decimal('1'), decimal_places=1)

Here is my ModelAdmin class:

### define SeasonalityOriginalsAdmin for ContributorAdmin
class SeasonalityOriginalsAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):

    form = SeasonalityOriginalsForm

    ### modifying the search method for the searchfield
    def get_search_results(self, request, queryset, search_term):
         #... skipping this for now

    ### defining that existing fields are readonly
    def get_readonly_fields(self, request, obj=None):
        if obj:  # editing an existing object
            return [field.name for field in self.model._meta.fields]
        return []

    ### not allowing delete permissions
    def has_delete_permission(self, request, obj=None):
        return False

    ### save method modification
    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, commit=True):
        logger.debug(f'tried several logs and print statements here but none show')
        location_name = self.cleaned_data['object_id']
        location = Countries.objects.filter(country_name=location_name).first() or AdminZones1.objects.filter(admin_zone_name=location_name).first()
        self.object_id = location.pk
        max_internal_id = self.model.objects.filter(internal_id__isnull=False).aggregate(Max('internal_id'))['internal_id__max']
        obj.internal_id = max_internal_id + 1 if max_internal_id is not None else 1
        if request.user.is_contributor:
            obj.source_importance_0least_to_10most = 10
        else:
            obj.source_importance_0least_to_10most = 3
        obj.user = request.user
        return super().save(commit)

    ### defining the displayed rows, fields and search field
    list_per_page = 20
    list_display = ('ingredient_original', 'content_object','seasonality')
    search_fields = ('seasonality_originals__public_id', 'ingredient_original__ingredient_original_name_en',)
    ordering = ('ingredient_original',)

something must be super wrong with my save method because it wont even execute any logs that i place in the codeblock...

my model itself does not have any custom save method

thanks in advance for your help!!!!!

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