diff --git a/js/actions/contract_list_actions.js b/js/actions/contract_list_actions.js
index a856fb2b..5b874caf 100644
--- a/js/actions/contract_list_actions.js
+++ b/js/actions/contract_list_actions.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class ContractListActions {
 
     changeContract(contract){
         return Q.Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-            OwnershipFetcher.makeContractPublic(contract)
+            OwnershipFetcher.changeContract(contract)
                 .then((res) => {
                     resolve(res);
                 })
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings.js b/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings.js
index 00b37b78..278c0f52 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings.js
@@ -39,23 +39,6 @@ let ContractSettings = React.createClass({
         this.setState(state);
     },
 
-    makeContractPublic(contract) {
-        return () => {
-            contract.is_public = true;
-            ContractListActions.changeContract(contract)
-                .then(() => {
-                    ContractListActions.fetchContractList(true);
-                    let notification = getLangText('Contract %s is now public', contract.name);
-                    notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(notification, 'success', 4000);
-                    GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
-                })
-                .catch((err) => {
-                    let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(err, 'danger', 10000);
-                    GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
-                });
-        };
-    },
-
     removeContract(contract) {
         return () => {
             ContractListActions.removeContract(contract.id)
@@ -113,7 +96,7 @@ let ContractSettings = React.createClass({
                                 content={contract.name}
                                 buttons={
                                     <div className="pull-right">
-                                       <ContractSettingsUpdateButton />
+                                       <ContractSettingsUpdateButton contract={contract}/>
                                        <a
                                             className="btn btn-default btn-sm margin-left-2px"
                                             href={contract.blob.url_safe}
@@ -150,12 +133,7 @@ let ContractSettings = React.createClass({
                                 content={contract.name}
                                 buttons={
                                     <div className="pull-right">
-                                        <button
-                                            className="btn btn-default btn-sm margin-left-2px"
-                                            onClick={this.makeContractPublic(contract)}>
-                                            MAKE PUBLIC
-                                        </button>
-                                       <ContractSettingsUpdateButton />
+                                       <ContractSettingsUpdateButton contract={contract} />
                                         <a
                                             className="btn btn-default btn-sm margin-left-2px"
                                             href={contract.blob.url_safe}
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings_update_button.js b/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings_update_button.js
index 223b8115..2fbfe15f 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings_update_button.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings_update_button.js
@@ -8,24 +8,50 @@ import UploadButton from '../ascribe_uploader/ascribe_upload_button/upload_butto
 import AppConstants from '../../constants/application_constants';
 import ApiUrls from '../../constants/api_urls';
 
+import ContractListActions from '../../actions/contract_list_actions';
+
+import GlobalNotificationModel from '../../models/global_notification_model';
+import GlobalNotificationActions from '../../actions/global_notification_actions';
+
 import { formSubmissionValidation } from '../ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader_utils';
 import { getCookie } from '../../utils/fetch_api_utils';
 import { getLangText } from '../../utils/lang_utils';
 
 
 let ContractSettingsUpdateButton = React.createClass({
-
-    setIsUploadReady() {
-        console.log('upload done');
+    propTypes: {
+        contract: React.PropTypes.object
     },
 
     submitFile(file) {
-        console.log(file);
+        let contract = this.props.contract;
+
+        // override the blob with the key's value
+        contract.blob = file.key;
+
+        // send it to the server
+        ContractListActions
+            .changeContract(contract)
+            .then((res) => {
+                let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(getLangText('Contract %s successfully updated', res.name), 'success', 5000);
+                GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
+
+                return ContractListActions.fetchContractList(true);
+            })
+            .then(() => {
+                this.refs.fineuploader.reset();
+            })
+            .catch((err) => {
+                console.logGlobal(err);
+                let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(getLangText('Contract could not be updated'), 'success', 5000);
+                GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
+            });
     },
 
     render() {
         return (
            <ReactS3FineUploader
+                ref="fineuploader"
                 fileInputElement={UploadButton}
                 keyRoutine={{
                     url: AppConstants.serverUrl + 's3/key/',
@@ -39,7 +65,7 @@ let ContractSettingsUpdateButton = React.createClass({
                     sizeLimit: '50000000',
                     allowedExtensions: ['pdf']
                 }}
-                setIsUploadReady={this.setIsUploadReady}
+                setIsUploadReady={() =>{/* So that ReactS3FineUploader is not complaining */}}
                 signature={{
                     endpoint: AppConstants.serverUrl + 's3/signature/',
                     customHeaders: {
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/ascribe_upload_button/upload_button.js b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/ascribe_upload_button/upload_button.js
index a3fa985c..47347d46 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/ascribe_upload_button/upload_button.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/ascribe_upload_button/upload_button.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
 import { displayValidProgressFilesFilter } from '../react_s3_fine_uploader_utils';
+import { getLangText } from '../../../utils/lang_utils';
+
 
 let UploadButton = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
@@ -22,7 +24,6 @@ let UploadButton = React.createClass({
         handleResumeFile: React.PropTypes.func,
         multiple: React.PropTypes.bool,
 
-
         // For simplification purposes we're just going to use this prop as a
         // label for the upload button
         fileClassToUpload: React.PropTypes.shape({
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ let UploadButton = React.createClass({
         // Depending on wether there is an upload going on or not we
         // display the progress
         if(filesToUpload.length > 0) {
-            return 'Upload progress: ' + Math.ceil(filesToUpload[0].progress) + '%';
+            return  getLangText('Upload progress') + ': ' + Math.ceil(filesToUpload[0].progress) + '%';
         } else {
             return fileClassToUpload.singular;
         }
diff --git a/js/fetchers/ownership_fetcher.js b/js/fetchers/ownership_fetcher.js
index fde66c7d..f9ce5f86 100644
--- a/js/fetchers/ownership_fetcher.js
+++ b/js/fetchers/ownership_fetcher.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ let OwnershipFetcher = {
         return requests.get(ApiUrls.ownership_loans_pieces_request);
     },
 
-    makeContractPublic(contractObj){
+    changeContract(contractObj){
         return requests.put(ApiUrls.ownership_contract, { body: contractObj, contract_id: contractObj.id });
     },