diff --git a/js/actions/contract_list_actions.js b/js/actions/contract_list_actions.js
index 5248203f..aaee33c6 100644
--- a/js/actions/contract_list_actions.js
+++ b/js/actions/contract_list_actions.js
@@ -44,12 +44,8 @@ class ContractListActions {
                     resolve(res);
                 })
                 .catch( (err) => {
-                    if(typeof err === 'undefined') {
-                        resolve(err);
-                    }
-                    else{
-                        reject(err);
-                    }
+                    console.logGlobal(err);
+                    reject(err);
                 });
         });
     }
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_contract_agreement.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_contract_agreement.js
index 783f6696..c2f2b810 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_contract_agreement.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_contract_agreement.js
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ let ContractAgreementForm = React.createClass({
     },
 
     getFormData(){
-        return {'appendix': {'default': this.refs.form.refs.appendix.state.value},
-                'contract': this.state.contractList[this.state.selectedContract].id};
+        return {'appendix': {'default': this.refs.form.refs.appendix.state.value}};
     },
 
     getContracts() {
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_create_contract.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_create_contract.js
index 69404055..ee26adfc 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_create_contract.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_create_contract.js
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ let CreateContractForm = React.createClass({
     },
 
     handleCreateSuccess(response) {
-        ContractListActions.fetchContractList();
+        ContractListActions.fetchContractList({is_active: 'True'});
         let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(getLangText('Contract %s successfully created', response.name), 'success', 5000);
         GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
-
-        // also refresh contract lists for the rest of the contract settings page
-        ContractListActions.fetchContractList();
+        //
+        //// also refresh contract lists for the rest of the contract settings page
+        //ContractListActions.fetchContractList();
     },
 
 
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings.js b/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings.js
index 87c64bf4..278c4c1b 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_settings/contract_settings.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ let ContractSettings = React.createClass({
 
     componentDidMount() {
         ContractListStore.listen(this.onChange);
-        ContractListActions.fetchContractList();
+        ContractListActions.fetchContractList({is_active: 'True'});
     },
 
     componentWillUnmount() {
@@ -41,22 +41,31 @@ let ContractSettings = React.createClass({
         return () => {
             contract.is_public = true;
             ContractListActions.changeContract(contract)
-                .then(() => ContractListActions.fetchContractList())
+                .then(() => {
+                    ContractListActions.fetchContractList({is_active: '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)
-                .then(( ) => ContractListActions.fetchContractList())
+                .then((response) => {
+                    ContractListActions.fetchContractList({is_active: 'True'});
+                    let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(response.notification, 'success', 4000);
+                    GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
+                })
                 .catch((err) => {
                     let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(err, 'danger', 10000);
                     GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
-            });
+                });
         };
     },
 
diff --git a/js/fetchers/ownership_fetcher.js b/js/fetchers/ownership_fetcher.js
index 02990f3a..c0d32d71 100644
--- a/js/fetchers/ownership_fetcher.js
+++ b/js/fetchers/ownership_fetcher.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ let OwnershipFetcher = {
     },
 
     makeContractPublic(contractObj){
-        console.log(ApiUrls.ownership_contract);
         return requests.put(ApiUrls.ownership_contract, { body: contractObj, contract_id: contractObj.id });
     },