diff --git a/docs/feature_list.md b/docs/feature_list.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..568f7146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/feature_list.md
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Feature list
+
+This list specifies all features in Onion that ought to be tested before actually pushing live:
+
+- sign up & email activation
+- login
+- log out
+- form input
+    + reset
+    + save
+    + disabled state
+- form checkbox
+    + reset
+    + save
+    + disabled state
+- create app
+    + refresh token
+- loan contract
+    + upload
+    + download
+    + delete
+- register work
+    + with edition
+    + without edition
+    + correct encoding of video upload
+- fineuploader
+    + upload file
+    + upload multiple files
+    + delete file
+    + cancel upload of file
+- create editions
+    + in piece list
+    + in piece detail
+- all notes in edition/piece detail
+- transfer & consign & loan & share & delete
+    + bulk
+    + single
+    + withdraw
+- piece list
+    + filter (also check for correct filtering of opened edition tables)
+    + order
+    + search
+    + pagination
+    + expandable edition list for piece
+- download coa
+
+## sluice
+- hero landing page
+- activation email
+- submission (also check extra form fields)
+    + of existing pieces
+    + newly registered pieces
+- rating
+    + in piece list
+    + in piece detail
+- short listing (not yet implemented)
+- piece list
+    + order by rating
+
+## Cyland
+- hero landing page
+- activation email
+- submission (check states of submission (1,2,3))
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
index fa5f855e..8ecaf40b 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ var ReactS3FineUploader = React.createClass({
                 onDeleteComplete: this.onDeleteComplete,
                 onSessionRequestComplete: this.onSessionRequestComplete,
                 onError: this.onError,
-                onValidate: this.onValidate,
                 onUploadChunk: this.onUploadChunk,
                 onUploadChunkSuccess: this.onUploadChunkSuccess
             }
@@ -425,13 +424,17 @@ var ReactS3FineUploader = React.createClass({
         GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
     },
 
-    onValidate(data) {
-        if(data.size > this.props.validation.sizeLimit) {
-            this.state.uploader.cancelAll();
+    isFileValid(file) {
+        if(file.size > this.props.validation.sizeLimit) {
 
             let fileSizeInMegaBytes = this.props.validation.sizeLimit / 1000000;
-            let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(getLangText('Your file is bigger than %d MB', fileSizeInMegaBytes), 'danger', 5000);
+
+            let notification = new GlobalNotificationModel(getLangText('A file you submitted is bigger than ' + fileSizeInMegaBytes + 'MB.'), 'danger', 5000);
             GlobalNotificationActions.appendGlobalNotification(notification);
+
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            return true;
         }
     },
 
@@ -581,8 +584,18 @@ var ReactS3FineUploader = React.createClass({
             return;
         }
 
+        // validate each submitted file if it fits the file size
+        let validFiles = [];
+        for(let i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
+            if(this.isFileValid(files[i])) {
+                validFiles.push(files[i]);
+            }
+        }
+        // override standard files list with only valid files
+        files = validFiles;
+
         // Call this method to signal the outside component that an upload is in progress
-        if(this.props.uploadStarted && typeof this.props.uploadStarted === 'function') {
+        if(this.props.uploadStarted && typeof this.props.uploadStarted === 'function' && files.length > 0) {
             this.props.uploadStarted();
         }
 
@@ -696,8 +709,10 @@ var ReactS3FineUploader = React.createClass({
         // if we're not hashing the files locally, we're just going to hand them over to fineuploader
         // to upload them to the server
         } else {
-            this.state.uploader.addFiles(files);
-            this.synchronizeFileLists(files);
+            if(files.length > 0) {
+                this.state.uploader.addFiles(files);
+                this.synchronizeFileLists(files);
+            }
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/cyland/ascribe_forms/cyland_additional_data_form.js b/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/cyland/ascribe_forms/cyland_additional_data_form.js
index c8dd7f2c..f7946be5 100644
--- a/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/cyland/ascribe_forms/cyland_additional_data_form.js
+++ b/js/components/whitelabel/wallet/components/cyland/ascribe_forms/cyland_additional_data_form.js
@@ -61,10 +61,9 @@ let CylandAdditionalDataForm = React.createClass({
     },
 
     isReadyForFormSubmission(files) {
-        let uploadedFiles = files.filter((file) => file.status === 'upload successful');
         let uploadingFiles = files.filter((file) => file.status === 'submitting');
 
-        if (uploadedFiles.length > 0 && uploadingFiles.length === 0) {
+        if (uploadingFiles.length === 0) {
             return true;
         } else {
             return false;