diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_register_piece.js b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_register_piece.js
index 232ef444..9deed676 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_register_piece.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_forms/form_register_piece.js
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ import AscribeSpinner from '../ascribe_spinner';
 
 import { getLangText } from '../../utils/lang_utils';
 import { mergeOptions } from '../../utils/general_utils';
-import { formSubmissionValidation,
-        displayValidFilesFilter,
-        displayRemovedFilesFilter } from '../ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader_utils';
+import { formSubmissionValidation } from '../ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader_utils';
 
 
 let RegisterPieceForm = React.createClass({
diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader_utils.js b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader_utils.js
index 2e0a046b..05fb565e 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader_utils.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader_utils.js
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ export const formSubmissionValidation = {
      * @return {boolean}
      */
     atLeastOneUploadedFile(files) {
-        files = files.filter((file) => file.status !== 'deleted' && file.status !== 'canceled');
-        if (files.length > 0 && files[0].status === 'upload successful') {
+        files = files.filter((file) => {
+            return file.status !== FileStatus.DELETED &&
+                    file.status !== FileStatus.CANCELED &&
+                    file.status != FileStatus.UPLOADED_FAILED
+        });
+
+        if (files.length > 0 && files[0].status === FileStatus.UPLOAD_SUCCESSFUL) {
             return true;
         } else {
             return false;
@@ -30,7 +35,7 @@ export const formSubmissionValidation = {
      * @return {boolean}       [description]
      */
     fileOptional(files) {
-        let uploadingFiles = files.filter((file) => file.status === 'submitting');
+        let uploadingFiles = files.filter((file) => file.status === FileStatus.SUBMITTING);
 
         if (uploadingFiles.length === 0) {
             return true;
@@ -41,21 +46,25 @@ export const formSubmissionValidation = {
 };
 
 /**
- * Filter function for filtering all deleted and canceled files
+ * Filter function for filtering all deleted, canceled, and failed files
  * @param  {object} file A file from filesToUpload that has status as a prop.
  * @return {boolean}
  */
 export function displayValidFilesFilter(file) {
-    return file.status !== 'deleted' && file.status !== 'canceled';
+    return file.status !== FileStatus.DELETED &&
+            file.status !== FileStatus.CANCELED &&
+            file.status !== FileStatus.UPLOAD_FAILED;
 }
 
 /**
- * Filter function for filtering all files except for deleted and canceled files
+ * Filter function for filtering all files except for deleted, canceled, and failed files
  * @param  {object} file A file from filesToUpload that has status as a prop.
  * @return {boolean}
  */
 export function displayRemovedFilesFilter(file) {
-    return file.status === 'deleted' || file.status === 'canceled';
+    return file.status === FileStatus.DELETED ||
+            file.status === FileStatus.CANCELED ||
+            file.status === FileStatus.UPLOAD_FAILED;
 }
 
 
@@ -65,7 +74,10 @@ export function displayRemovedFilesFilter(file) {
  * @return {boolean}
  */
 export function displayValidProgressFilesFilter(file) {
-    return file.status !== 'deleted' && file.status !== 'canceled' && file.status !== 'online';
+    return file.status !== FileStatus.DELETED &&
+            file.status !== FileStatus.CANCELED &&
+            file.status !== FileStatus.UPLOAD_FAILED &&
+            file.status !== FileStatus.ONLINE;
 }