diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop.js b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop.js
index 96347157..3998eff1 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop.js
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import React from 'react';
 import FileDragAndDropPreviewIterator from './file_drag_and_drop_preview_iterator';
 
 
+let ReactTestUtils = React.addons.TestUtils;
+
 // Taken from: https://github.com/fedosejev/react-file-drag-and-drop
-var FileDragAndDrop = React.createClass({
+let FileDragAndDrop = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
         className: React.PropTypes.string,
         onDragStart: React.PropTypes.func,
@@ -116,10 +118,16 @@ var FileDragAndDrop = React.createClass({
             return;
         }
 
-        // Simulate click on hidden file input
-        var event = document.createEvent('HTMLEvents');
-        event.initEvent('click', false, true);
-        this.refs.fileinput.getDOMNode().dispatchEvent(event);
+        // Firefox only recognizes the simulated mouse click if bubbles is set to true,
+        // but since Google Chrome propagates the event much further than needed, we
+        // need to stop propagation as soon as the event is created
+        var evt = new MouseEvent("click", {
+            view: window,
+            bubbles: true,
+            cancelable: true,
+        });
+        evt.stopPropagation();
+        this.refs.fileinput.getDOMNode().dispatchEvent(evt);
     },
 
     render: function () {
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop_preview.js b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop_preview.js
index 5fbae1ca..64600b9d 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop_preview.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/file_drag_and_drop_preview.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ let FileDragAndDropPreview = React.createClass({
         // don't run it
         // On the other hand, if the files progress is not yet at a 100%,
         // just run fineuploader.cancel
-        console.log(this.props.file);
         if(this.props.handleDeleteFile && this.props.file.progress === 100) {
             this.props.handleDeleteFile(this.props.file.id);
         } else if(this.props.handleCancelFile && this.props.file.progress !== 100) {