diff --git a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
index 61dbcbcc..685c2b2f 100644
--- a/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
+++ b/js/components/ascribe_uploader/react_s3_fine_uploader.js
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ let ReactS3FineUploader = React.createClass({
         };
     },
 
-    componentWillUpdate() {
+    componentWillReceiveProps() {
         // since the csrf header is defined in this component's props,
         // everytime the csrf cookie is changed we'll need to reinitalize
         // fineuploader and update the actual csrf token