diff --git a/js/actions/contract_agreement_list_actions.js b/js/actions/contract_agreement_list_actions.js
index 93bc35ac..fe089f24 100644
--- a/js/actions/contract_agreement_list_actions.js
+++ b/js/actions/contract_agreement_list_actions.js
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ class ContractAgreementListActions {
     }
 
     fetchContractAgreementList(issuer, accepted, pending) {
+        this.actions.updateContractAgreementList(null);
+
         return Q.Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            this.actions.updateContractAgreementList(null);
             OwnershipFetcher.fetchContractAgreementList(issuer, accepted, pending)
                 .then((contractAgreementList) => {
                     if (contractAgreementList.count > 0) {
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_textarea_toggable.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_textarea_toggable.js
index e6da5282..39ef36fc 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_textarea_toggable.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/input_textarea_toggable.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ let InputTextAreaToggable = React.createClass({
     },
 
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState) {
+        // if the components state value was changed during an update, we want to refresh it
+        // in this component as well as in the parent Property
         if(this.state.value !== prevState.value) {
             this.handleChange({
                 target: {
@@ -28,6 +30,8 @@ let InputTextAreaToggable = React.createClass({
             });
         }
 
+        // Otherwise, if state wasn't defined beforehand and defaultValue is defined from the outside
+        // we set it as the component's state and update Property by calling handleChange
         if(!this.state.value && this.props.defaultValue) {
             this.handleChange({
                 target: {
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_settings/account_settings.js b/js/components/ascribe_settings/account_settings.js
index aa50d719..7c769c22 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_settings/account_settings.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_settings/account_settings.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import { getLangText } from '../../utils/lang_utils';
 
 let AccountSettings = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
-        currentUser: React.PropTypes.object.required,
-        loadUser: React.PropTypes.func.required
+        currentUser: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+        loadUser: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired
     },
 
     handleSuccess(){
diff --git a/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ikonotv/ikonotv_register_piece.js b/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ikonotv/ikonotv_register_piece.js
index 76880304..98d8a8e7 100644
--- a/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ikonotv/ikonotv_register_piece.js
+++ b/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/ikonotv/ikonotv_register_piece.js
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ let IkonotvRegisterPiece = React.createClass({
         PieceStore.listen(this.onChange);
         UserActions.fetchCurrentUser();
 
+        // Before we load the new piece, we reset the piece store to delete old data that we do
+        // not want to display to the user.
+        PieceActions.updatePiece({});
+
         let queryParams = this.getQuery();
 
         // Since every step of this register process is atomic,