diff --git a/client/src/api/assetApi.js b/client/src/api/assetApi.js
index 0750b572..2c8779b1 100644
--- a/client/src/api/assetApi.js
+++ b/client/src/api/assetApi.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Request from '../utils/request';
 
-export function getLongClaimId (host, name, modifier) {
+export function getLongClaimId(host, name, modifier) {
   let body = {};
   // create request params
   if (modifier) {
@@ -13,40 +13,40 @@ export function getLongClaimId (host, name, modifier) {
   }
   body['claimName'] = name;
   const params = {
-    method : 'POST',
+    method: 'POST',
     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-    body   : JSON.stringify(body),
+    body: JSON.stringify(body),
   };
   // create url
   const url = `${host}/api/claim/long-id`;
   // return the request promise
   return Request(url, params);
-};
+}
 
-export function getShortId (host, name, claimId) {
+export function getShortId(host, name, claimId) {
   const url = `${host}/api/claim/short-id/${claimId}/${name}`;
   return Request(url);
-};
+}
 
-export function getClaimData (host, name, claimId) {
+export function getClaimData(host, name, claimId) {
   const url = `${host}/api/claim/data/${name}/${claimId}`;
   return Request(url);
-};
+}
 
-export function checkClaimAvailability (claim) {
+export function checkClaimAvailability(claim) {
   const url = `/api/claim/availability/${claim}`;
   return Request(url);
 }
 
-export function getClaimViews (claimId) {
+export function getClaimViews(claimId) {
   const url = `/api/claim/views/${claimId}`;
   return Request(url);
 }
 
-export function doAbandonClaim (claimId) {
+export function doAbandonClaim(outpoint) {
   const params = {
-    method : 'POST',
-    body   : JSON.stringify({claimId}),
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify({ outpoint }),
     headers: new Headers({
       'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     }),
diff --git a/client/src/channels/publish.js b/client/src/channels/publish.js
index 0a89feb4..87f69f67 100644
--- a/client/src/channels/publish.js
+++ b/client/src/channels/publish.js
@@ -22,14 +22,29 @@ export const makePublishRequestChannel = (fd, isUpdate) => {
     xhr.upload.addEventListener('load', onLoad);
     // set state change handler
     xhr.onreadystatechange = () => {
-      if (xhr.readyState === 4) {
-        const response = JSON.parse(xhr.response);
-        if ((xhr.status === 200) && response.success) {
-          emitter({success: response});
-          emitter(END);
-        } else {
-          emitter({error: new Error(response.message)});
-          emitter(END);
+      if (xhr.readyState === XMLHttpRequest.DONE) {
+        switch (xhr.status) {
+          case 413:
+            emitter({error: new Error("Unfortunately it appears this web server " +
+              "has been misconfigured, please inform the service administrators " +
+              "that they must set their nginx/apache request size maximums higher " +
+              "than their file size limits.")});
+            emitter(END);
+            break;
+          case 200:
+            var response = JSON.parse(xhr.response);
+            if (response.success) {
+              emitter({success: response});
+              emitter(END);
+            } else {
+              emitter({error: new Error(response.message)});
+              emitter(END);
+            }
+            break;
+          default:
+            emitter({error: new Error("Received an unexpected response from " +
+              "server: " + xhr.status)});
+            emitter(END);
         }
       }
     };
diff --git a/client/src/sagas/abandon.js b/client/src/sagas/abandon.js
index db290274..51f73d15 100644
--- a/client/src/sagas/abandon.js
+++ b/client/src/sagas/abandon.js
@@ -5,17 +5,19 @@ import { updatePublishStatus, clearFile } from '../actions/publish';
 import { removeAsset } from '../actions/show';
 import { doAbandonClaim } from '../api/assetApi';
 
-function * abandonClaim (action) {
+function* abandonClaim(action) {
   const { claimData, history } = action.data;
-  const { claimId } = claimData;
+  const { outpoint } = claimData;
 
-  const confirm = window.confirm('Are you sure you want to abandon this claim? This action cannot be undone.');
+  const confirm = window.confirm(
+    'Are you sure you want to abandon this claim? This action cannot be undone.'
+  );
   if (!confirm) return;
 
   yield put(updatePublishStatus(publishStates.ABANDONING, 'Your claim is being abandoned...'));
 
   try {
-    yield call(doAbandonClaim, claimId);
+    yield call(doAbandonClaim, outpoint);
   } catch (error) {
     return console.log('abandon error:', error.message);
   }
@@ -25,6 +27,6 @@ function * abandonClaim (action) {
   return history.push('/');
 }
 
-export function * watchAbandonClaim () {
+export function* watchAbandonClaim() {
   yield takeLatest(actions.ABANDON_CLAIM, abandonClaim);
-};
+}
diff --git a/server/controllers/api/claim/abandon/index.js b/server/controllers/api/claim/abandon/index.js
index 08a6505f..f808cd2e 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api/claim/abandon/index.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api/claim/abandon/index.js
@@ -9,28 +9,28 @@ const authenticateUser = require('../publish/authentication.js');
 */
 
 const claimAbandon = async (req, res) => {
-  const {claimId} = req.body;
-  const {user} = req;
+  const { outpoint } = req.body;
+  const { user } = req;
   try {
     const [channel, claim] = await Promise.all([
       authenticateUser(user.channelName, null, null, user),
-      db.Claim.findOne({where: {claimId}}),
+      db.Claim.findOne({ where: { outpoint } }),
     ]);
 
     if (!claim) throw new Error('That channel does not exist');
-    if (!channel.channelName) throw new Error('You don\'t own this channel');
+    if (!channel.channelName) throw new Error("You don't own this channel");
 
-    await abandonClaim({claimId});
-    const file = await db.File.findOne({where: {claimId}});
+    await abandonClaim({ outpoint });
+    const file = await db.File.findOne({ where: { outpoint } });
     await Promise.all([
       deleteFile(file.filePath),
-      db.File.destroy({where: {claimId}}),
-      db.Claim.destroy({where: {claimId}}),
+      db.File.destroy({ where: { outpoint } }),
+      db.Claim.destroy({ where: { outpoint } }),
     ]);
-    logger.debug(`Claim abandoned: ${claimId}`);
+    logger.debug(`Claim abandoned: ${outpoint}`);
     res.status(200).json({
       success: true,
-      message: `Claim with id ${claimId} abandonded`,
+      message: `Claim with outpoint ${outpoint} abandonded`,
     });
   } catch (error) {
     logger.error('abandon claim error:', error);
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index e3806779..87455cea 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ const { setupBlockList } = require('./utils/blockList');
 const speechPassport = require('./speechPassport');
 const processTrending = require('./utils/processTrending');
 
-const {
-  logMetricsMiddleware,
-  setRouteDataInContextMiddleware,
-} = require('./middleware/logMetricsMiddleware');
+const { setRouteDataInContextMiddleware } = require('./middleware/httpContextMiddleware');
 
 const {
   details: { port: PORT, blockListEndpoint },
@@ -145,7 +142,7 @@ function Server() {
 
       app[routeMethod](
         routePath,
-        logMetricsMiddleware,
+        // logMetricsMiddleware,
         setRouteDataInContextMiddleware(routePath, routeData),
         ...controllers
       );
diff --git a/server/lbrynet/index.js b/server/lbrynet/index.js
index 1beea877..60626792 100644
--- a/server/lbrynet/index.js
+++ b/server/lbrynet/index.js
@@ -73,13 +73,14 @@ module.exports = {
         });
     });
   },
-  async abandonClaim({ claimId }) {
-    logger.debug(`lbryApi >> Abandon claim "${claimId}"`);
+  async abandonClaim({ outpoint }) {
+    logger.debug(`lbryApi >> Abandon claim "${outpoint}"`);
     const gaStartTime = Date.now();
+    const [txid, nout] = outpoint.split(':');
     try {
       const abandon = await axios.post(lbrynetUri, {
-        method: 'claim_abandon',
-        params: { claim_id: claimId },
+        method: 'stream_abandon',
+        params: { txid: txid, nout: Number(nout) },
       });
       sendGATimingEvent('lbrynet', 'abandonClaim', 'ABANDON_CLAIM', gaStartTime, Date.now());
       return abandon.data;
diff --git a/server/middleware/autoblockPublishMiddleware.js b/server/middleware/autoblockPublishMiddleware.js
index 426323a1..5238280b 100644
--- a/server/middleware/autoblockPublishMiddleware.js
+++ b/server/middleware/autoblockPublishMiddleware.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const {
 const ipBanFile = './site/config/ipBan.txt';
 const forbiddenMessage =
   '<h1>Forbidden</h1>If you are seeing this by mistake, please contact us using <a href="https://chat.lbry.com/">https://chat.lbry.com/</a>';
-
+const maxPublishesInTenMinutes = 20;
 let ipCounts = {};
 let blockedAddresses = [];
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const autoblockPublishMiddleware = (req, res, next) => {
     }
   }, 600000 /* 10 minute retainer */);
 
-  if (count === 10) {
+  if (count === maxPublishesInTenMinutes) {
     logger.error(`Banning IP: ${ip}`);
     blockedAddresses.push(ip);
     res.status(403).send(forbiddenMessage);
diff --git a/server/middleware/httpContextMiddleware.js b/server/middleware/httpContextMiddleware.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b41c602f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/middleware/httpContextMiddleware.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+const httpContext = require('express-http-context');
+
+function setRouteDataInContextMiddleware(routePath, routeData) {
+  return function(req, res, next) {
+    httpContext.set('routePath', routePath);
+    httpContext.set('routeData', routeData);
+    next();
+  };
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  setRouteDataInContextMiddleware,
+};