diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a0beb9..ab89e00 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "base-64": "^0.1.0",
         "@expo/vector-icons": "^8.1.0",
         "gfycat-style-urls": "^1.0.3",
-        "lbry-redux": "lbryio/lbry-redux#4f812db1c7cdb4c08c5426d4d3f83023de5d655f",
+        "lbry-redux": "lbryio/lbry-redux#73f10d488d5fd5df7aa806b60c8df5c948ca3c9a",
         "lbryinc": "lbryio/lbryinc#17868d948a160af27a375956226f8dd23fa2c37d",
         "lodash": ">=4.17.11",
         "merge": ">=1.2.1",
diff --git a/src/page/file/view.js b/src/page/file/view.js
index 2484385..99fee98 100644
--- a/src/page/file/view.js
+++ b/src/page/file/view.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
       mediaLoaded: false,
       pageSuspended: false,
       relatedContentY: 0,
+      sendTipStarted: false,
       showDescription: false,
       showImageViewer: false,
       showWebView: false,
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
       return;
     }
 
-    const suffix = 'credit' + (tipAmount === 1 ? '' : 's');
+    const suffix = 'credit' + (parseInt(tipAmount, 10) === 1 ? '' : 's');
     Alert.alert(
       'Send tip',
       `Are you sure you want to tip ${tipAmount} ${suffix}?`,
@@ -507,9 +508,11 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
         {
           text: 'Yes',
           onPress: () => {
-            sendTip(tipAmount, claim.claim_id, false, () => {
-              this.setState({ tipAmount: 0, showTipView: false });
-            });
+            this.setState({ sendTipStarted: true }, () =>
+              sendTip(tipAmount, claim.claim_id, false, () => {
+                this.setState({ tipAmount: null, showTipView: false, sendTipStarted: false });
+              })
+            );
           },
         },
       ],
@@ -937,16 +940,19 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
                     <View style={filePageStyle.row}>
                       <View style={filePageStyle.amountRow}>
                         <TextInput
+                          editable={!this.state.sendTipStarted}
                           ref={ref => (this.tipAmountInput = ref)}
                           onChangeText={value => this.setState({ tipAmount: value })}
                           underlineColorAndroid={Colors.NextLbryGreen}
                           keyboardType={'numeric'}
                           placeholder={'0'}
                           value={this.state.tipAmount}
+                          selectTextOnFocus
                           style={[filePageStyle.input, filePageStyle.tipAmountInput]}
                         />
                         <Text style={[filePageStyle.text, filePageStyle.currency]}>LBC</Text>
                       </View>
+                      {this.state.sendTipStarted && <ActivityIndicator size={'small'} color={Colors.NextLbryGreen} />}
                       <Link
                         style={[filePageStyle.link, filePageStyle.cancelTipLink]}
                         text={'Cancel'}
@@ -955,7 +961,7 @@ class FilePage extends React.PureComponent {
                       <Button
                         text={'Send a tip'}
                         style={[filePageStyle.button, filePageStyle.sendButton]}
-                        disabled={!canSendTip}
+                        disabled={!canSendTip || this.state.sendTipStarted}
                         onPress={this.handleSendTip}
                       />
                     </View>